{"conversationCode":"002-046","tapeNumber":2,"conversationNumber":46,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-002-046","startDateTime":"1971-04-27T00:12:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-04-27T00:30:00.000Z","startDate":"26-Apr-1971","startTime":"8:12 PM","endDate":"26-Apr-1971","endTime":"8:30 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On April 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:12 pm and 8:30 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-046 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":1,"chronRelease":"First Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"5-Oct-1999","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 2-46\n\nDate: April 26, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 8:12 pm and 8:30 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe White House operator talked with the President\n\n     Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo's location","filename":["002-046.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:34:12","tapeEnd":"01:34:36","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"002-045","nextCode":"002-047","transcript":[{"start":1.38,"end":4.65,"text":"Mr. President, we're trying to locate Mr. Rebozo."},{"start":4.75,"end":7.43,"text":"One of the agents is trying to locate him for us."},{"start":7.45,"end":9.88,"text":"Oh, he's... Well, I'll tell you, I'll..."},{"start":14.04,"end":17.43,"text":"I will try..."},{"start":17.77,"end":21.29,"text":"I'll try him again in about an hour, okay?"},{"start":21.43,"end":22.29,"text":"All right, sure."},{"start":22.35,"end":22.89,"text":"All right, thank you."},{"start":22.91,"end":24,"text":"You're welcome."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to determine the whereabouts of his close friend and confidant, Charles G. “Bebe” Rebozo. After being informed that security agents were actively attempting to locate him, the President directed the operator to try reaching Rebozo again in approximately one hour. This brief exchange highlights the administrative logistics involved in the President's personal communication efforts.","topics":["Bebe Rebozo","Presidential communications","White House operations","Personal staff"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-05T21:11:46.224Z"},"topicSlugs":["bebe-rebozo","presidential-communications","white-house-operations","personal-staff"],"audioDurationSec":24,"audioFiles":[{"file":"002-046.mp3","bytes":265464,"durationSec":24.12,"bitrate":88061,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:20.570Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/002-046.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/002-046","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/2/conversation-002-046","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}