Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-100
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Bebe Rebozo
Wednesday, August 11, 1971 · 8:43 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate private communications with two key associates. He explicitly requested to be connected with his close friend Charles G. "Bebe" Rebozo and subsequently asked to reach speechwriter and advisor Patrick J. Buchanan. This exchange served as an administrative bridge to initiate these two specific telephone conversations.
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NARA Description
On August 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:43 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-100 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 7-100
Date: August 11, 1971
Time: 8:43 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Requested a call to Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo
Conversation
Conv. No. 7-161
No.(cont.)
7-101
Date: August 11, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:43 pm and 8:46 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Requested a call to Patrick J. BuchananAlso recorded on August 12, 1971
- 007-098 8:28 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:28 pm and 8:36 pm.
- 007-099 8:36 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hobart D. Lewis talked on the telephone from 8:36 pm to 8:40 pm.
- 007-101 8:43 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:43 pm and 8:46 pm.
- 007-102 8:43 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:43 pm and 8:46 pm.
- 007-103 8:46 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 8:46 pm to 8:55 pm.
- 007-104 8:55 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:55 pm and 8:59 pm.
- 007-105 8:55 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:55 pm and 8:59 pm.
- 007-106 8:55 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:55 pm and 8:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 007-100, August 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/007-100 (accessed October 9, 2026).