Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 12 › Conversation 012-123

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Bebe Rebozo

Monday, October 25, 1971 · 7:22 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation012-123 on Tape 12 (tape position 05:14:41–05:14:46)StartMonday, October 25, 1971 at 7:22 PMEndMonday, October 25, 1971 at 7:22 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 012-123 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief telephone request for the White House operator to connect him with his close friend and confidant, Charles G. "Bebe" Rebozo. This brief interaction served solely as a logistical bridge to facilitate a private communication between the President and Rebozo. No substantive policy matters or further actions were discussed during this specific operator-assisted connection.

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Robozo, please.

NARA Description

On October 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-123 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 012-123

Date: October 25, 1971
Time: 7:22 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White house operator.

     Request for call to Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo

Also recorded on October 25, 1971

  • 012-120 3:30 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:30 pm and 5:22 pm.
  • 304-017 4:35 PM · 1 hr 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, John D. Ehrlichman, unknown person(s), White House operator, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:35 pm to 6:01 pm.
  • 012-122 5:22 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, Alexander P. Butterfield, George P. Shultz, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 5:22 pm to 5:25 pm.
  • 012-124 7:22 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:22 pm and 7:27 pm.
  • 012-125 7:22 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:22 pm and 7:25 pm.
  • 012-126 7:27 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 7:27 pm to 7:34 pm.
  • 012-127 7:34 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:34 pm and 7:37 pm.
  • 012-128 7:37 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 7:37 pm to 7:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 012-123, October 25, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/012-123 (accessed October 9, 2026).