Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 17 › Conversation 017-166

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Bebe Rebozo

Sunday, January 2, 1972 · 11:45 PM–12:29 AM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation017-166 on Tape 17 (tape position 06:22:51–06:23:04)StartSunday, January 2, 1972 at 11:45 PMEndMonday, January 3, 1972 at 12:29 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 017-166 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place a long-distance telephone call to his close friend and confidant, Charles G. "Bebe" Rebozo. The President provided the recipient's name and location in Florida to facilitate the connection. This brief exchange served solely as a logistical request for the operator to bridge the communication to Rebozo.

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Mr. Rebezzo in Florida please.
Thank you sir.

NARA Description

President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 11:45 pm on January 2, 1972 and 12:29 am on January 3, 1972. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-166 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 17-166

Date: Unknown between January 2 and January 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:45 pm, January 2 and 12:29 am, January 3, 1972
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo

Also recorded on January 3, 1972

  • 017-158 11:23 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 11:23 pm to 11:28 pm.
  • 017-159 11:28 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:28 pm and 11:30 pm.
  • 017-160 11:30 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 11:30 pm to 11:35 pm.
  • 017-161 11:35 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:35 pm.
  • 017-162 11:36 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 11:36 pm to 11:42 pm.
  • 017-163 11:42 PM · 2 sec — unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:42 pm and 11:44 pm.
  • 017-164 11:42 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:42 pm and 11:44 pm.
  • 017-165 11:44 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 11:44 pm to 11:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 017-166, January 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/017-166 (accessed October 10, 2026).