Nixon White House TapesTape 3 › Conversation 003-037

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Bebe Rebozo

Wednesday, May 12, 1971 · 7:10 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation003-037 on Tape 3 (tape position 00:40:13–00:40:28)StartWednesday, May 12, 1971 at 7:10 PMEndWednesday, May 12, 1971 at 7:10 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-037 ↗

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to determine the whereabouts of his close friend, Charles G. "Bebe" Rebozo. The operator provided an update regarding Rebozo’s travel status, noting that his boat, the Denali City, had been located as expected. This brief exchange served primarily to confirm Rebozo’s location and safety.

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Oh, I found this on the boat on the Denali City.
It was due back at 7.07.
The security guard told me at least it would be at Route 73.
And there it was.
All right.

On May 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:10 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-037 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 003-037

Date: May 12, 1971
Time: 7:10 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

     Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo's location
  • 003-030 5:37 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:37 pm and 5:41 pm.
  • 003-032 5:41 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 5:41 pm to 5:45 pm.
  • 003-033 5:45 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Wilbur D. Mills talked on the telephone from 5:45 pm to 5:48 pm.
  • 003-034 5:48 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:48 pm and 5:52 pm.
  • 003-035 5:52 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:52 pm.
  • 003-036 5:52 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:52 pm and 7:10 pm.
  • 003-038 7:25 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:25 pm.
  • 003-039 7:25 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 7:25 pm on May 12, 1971 and 8:40 am on May 13, 1971.

Conversation 003-037, May 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-037 (accessed September 19, 2026).