Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 240 › Conversation 240-012

Nixon, Rebozo & Sanchez on Camp David and Personal relations

Saturday, January 6, 1973 · 3:44 PM–4:40 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 30 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Rebozo, Charles G. ("Bebe"); Sanchez, ManoloConversation240-012 on Tape 240StartSaturday, January 6, 1973 at 3:44 PMEndSunday, January 7, 1973 at 4:40 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 240-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held an informal gathering with his close friend Bebe Rebozo and personal aide Manolo Sanchez at the Aspen Lodge during a retreat at Camp David. The discussion consisted of casual conversation and personal reflection rather than formal policy deliberation. No significant political decisions or administrative actions were recorded during this informal engagement.

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NARA Description

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. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 240-012 of the White House Tapes.

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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.
  • 240-011 3:44 PM · 14 sec — 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.
  • 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 240-012, 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/240-012 (accessed October 11, 2026).