Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 2 › Conversation 002-041

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Bebe Rebozo

Monday, April 26, 1971 · 7:50 PM ET · White House Telephone ·7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation002-041 onTape 2 (tape position 01:26:09–01:26:16)StartMonday, April 26, 1971 at 7:50 PMEndMonday, April 26, 1971 at 7:50 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 002-041 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directed the White House operator to place a telephone call to his close friend and confidant, Charles G. “Bebe” Rebozo, who was in Florida at the time. The brief exchange served purely administrative purposes to establish a line of communication with Rebozo. No substantive policy matters or further developments were discussed during this brief connection.

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Yes, please.
Robozo, please, in Florida.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On April 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:50 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-041 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 2-41

Date: April 26, 1971
Time: 7:50 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
           -Location

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  • 002-039 7:38 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:38 pm.
  • 002-040 7:40 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 7:40 pm to 7:49 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 002-041, April 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/002-041 (accessed September 18, 2026).