Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 231 › Conversation 231-015
Nixon phone call with Rebozo on Paul Keyes and Vietnam War
Tuesday, November 28, 1972 · 7:50 AM–12:14 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon tasks his close friend Charles "Bebe" Rebozo with canceling a planned visit from television writer Paul Keyes. Nixon explains that the meeting is unnecessary due to prior discussions between Henry Kissinger, Don, and Joseph Smith, and he asks Rebozo to frame the cancellation around his need to focus on wrapping up the Vietnam situation. This informal exchange highlights the President’s reliance on Rebozo to manage personal logistics and communicate professional priorities while Nixon remained at Camp David.
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NARA Description
On November 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 231-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 231-15
Date: November 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President talked with Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 231-15 (cont’d)
[See Conversation No. 156-10]Also recorded on November 28, 1972
- 156-007 7:50 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm.
- 156-008 7:50 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm.
- 156-009 7:50 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm.
- 156-010 7:50 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm.
- 231-012 7:50 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm.
- 231-013 7:50 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm.
- 231-014 7:50 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm.
- 156-011 12:14 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:14 pm and 1:50 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 231-015, November 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/231-015 (accessed October 10, 2026).