Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-073
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Bebe Rebozo
Monday, June 14, 1971 · 7:41 PM–7:48 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief telephone request to the White House operator to be connected with his close confidant, Charles G. “Bebe” Rebozo. The interaction served strictly as a logistical bridge to facilitate this private communication. No substantive policy matters or further actions were discussed during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On June 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:41 pm and 7:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-073 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 5-73
Date: June 14, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:41 pm and 7:48 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 258-13]
Call to Charles G. (“Bebe”) RebozoAlso recorded on June 14, 1971
- 005-072 7:37 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 7:37 pm to 7:41 pm.
- 258-012 7:37 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:37 pm to 7:41 pm.
- 005-074 7:41 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:41 pm and 7:48 pm.
- 258-013 7:41 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:41 pm and 7:48 pm.
- 258-014 7:41 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:41 pm and 7:48 pm.
- 005-075 7:48 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 7:48 pm to 7:51 pm.
- 258-015 7:48 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:48 pm to 7:51 pm.
- 005-076 7:52 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 7:52 pm to 7:55 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 005-073, June 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-073 (accessed October 5, 2026).