Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 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
AI Summary
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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NARA Description
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.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
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 locationAlso recorded on May 12, 1971
- 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.
Cite this conversation
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).