Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 15 › Conversation 015-188

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Bebe Rebozo

Thursday, December 2, 1971 · 7:40 AM–8:33 AM ET · White House Telephone ·5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation015-188 onTape 15 (tape position 05:23:55–05:24:00)StartThursday, December 2, 1971 at 7:40 AMEndThursday, December 2, 1971 at 8:33 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 015-188 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call to his close friend and confidant, Charles G. “Bebe” Rebozo. The brief exchange served strictly as a logistical request for the operator to connect the President to Rebozo. No further substantive policy matters or decisions were discussed during this brief administrative interaction.

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NARA Description

On December 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:40 am and 8:33 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-188 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 15-188

Date: December 2, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:40 am and 8:33 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo

Also recorded on December 2, 1971

  • 015-189 8:33 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 8:33 am to 8:34 am.
  • 015-190 8:34 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:34 am and 8:53 am.
  • 015-191 8:53 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 8:53 am to 8:59 am.
  • 015-192 9:09 AM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 9:09 am to 9:10 am.
  • 015-193 9:25 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 9:25 am to 9:31 am.
  • 015-194 9:31 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:31 am and 9:32 am.
  • 015-195 9:32 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:32 am to 9:38 am.
  • 015-196 9:45 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:45 am to 9:59 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 015-188, December 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-188 (accessed September 18, 2026).