Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-149
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Bebe Rebozo
Tuesday, October 19, 1971 · 6:09 PM–6:16 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to be connected with his close friend and confidant, Charles G. "Bebe" Rebozo. The brief exchange serves as an administrative bridge to facilitate a private communication between the President and Rebozo. No substantive policy matters or further actions were discussed during this initial operator-assisted connection.
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NARA Description
On October 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:09 pm and 6:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-149 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 011-149
Date: October 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:09 pm and 6:16 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
[See Conversation No. 292-27]
Request for call to Charles G. ("Bebe") RebozoAlso recorded on October 19, 1971
- 011-148 6:04 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone from 6:04 pm to 6:09 pm.
- 292-026 6:04 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:04 pm to 6:09 pm.
- 292-027 6:09 PM · 17 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 6:09 pm and 6:16 pm.
- 011-150 6:16 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 6:16 pm to 6:20 pm.
- 292-028 6:16 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:16 pm to 6:20 pm.
- 011-151 6:20 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:20 pm and 6:45 pm.
- 292-029 6:20 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:20 pm and 6:30 pm.
- 292-030 6:20 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:20 pm and 6:30 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 011-149, October 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-149 (accessed September 28, 2026).