Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 226 › Conversation 226-033

Nixon phone call with Rebozo on Presidential travel and Camp David

Saturday, November 18, 1972 · 9:57 AM–10:25 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Rebozo, Charles G. ("Bebe")Conversation226-033 on Tape 226StartSaturday, November 18, 1972 at 9:57 AMEndSaturday, November 18, 1972 at 10:25 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 226-033 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his confidant Charles G. “Bebe” Rebozo at Camp David to discuss logistics regarding the President’s return to Washington, D.C. The discussion focused primarily on transportation arrangements for the trip. The conversation concluded with brief coordination on travel plans before Rebozo’s departure.

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What we're going to do is go down there and wash it.
We'll get it up there.

NARA Description

On November 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:57 am and 10:25 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 226-033 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 226-33

Date: November 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:57 am and 10:25 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                              Conversation No. 226-33 (cont’d)

The President met with Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo.

       The President's schedule to Washington, DC
            -Return to Washington, DC
                  -Transportation

Rebozo left at an unknown time before 10:25 am.

Also recorded on November 18, 1972

  • 153-058 9:39 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:39 am to 9:57 am.
  • 226-031 9:39 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:39 am to 9:57 pm.
  • 226-032 9:57 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:57 am and 10:25 am.
  • 226-034 9:57 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:57 am and 10:25 am.
  • 033-080 11:06 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 11:44 am.
  • 033-081 11:06 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 11:44 am.
  • 033-082 11:06 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 11:44 am.
  • 033-083 11:44 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 11:44 am to 11:45 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 226-033, November 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/226-033 (accessed October 9, 2026).