Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 240 › Conversation 240-011
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Bebe Rebozo and Camp David
Saturday, January 6, 1973 · 3:44 PM–4:40 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with First Lady Pat Nixon at Camp David to discuss personal matters and the President's upcoming schedule. The conversation included a brief mention of Charles G. “Bebe” Rebozo, a close associate of the President. The recording serves primarily as a record of informal domestic and social coordination during the presidential retreat.
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NARA Description
President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 3:44 pm on January 6, 1973 and 4:40 pm on January 7, 1973. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 240-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 240-11
Date: January 6 or 7, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:44 pm, January 6 and 4:40 pm, January 7, 1973
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
The President’s schedule
-Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Mrs. Nixon left at an unknown time before 4:40 pm, January 7, 1973.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Aug-08)Also recorded on January 6, 1973
- 160-014 2:59 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:59 pm and 3:39 pm.
- 160-015 3:39 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:39 pm to 3:44 pm.
- 240-006 3:39 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:39 pm to 3:44 pm.
- 240-007 3:44 PM · 15 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 3:44 pm on January 6, 1973 and 4:40 pm on January 7, 1973.
- 240-009 3:44 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 3:44 pm on January 6, 1973 and 4:40 pm on January 7, 1973.
- 240-010 3:44 PM · 15 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 3:44 pm on January 6, 1973 and 4:40 pm on January 7, 1973.
- 240-012 3:44 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 3:44 pm on January 6, 1973 and 4:40 pm on January 7, 1973.
- 240-013 3:44 PM · 15 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 3:44 pm on January 6, 1973 and 4:40 pm on January 7, 1973.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 240-011, January 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/240-011 (accessed October 11, 2026).