Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-189
Nixon phone call with Rebozo on Weather report and Manolo Sanchez
Thursday, December 2, 1971 · 8:33 AM–8:34 AM ET · White House Telephone · 23 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with his close friend Bebe Rebozo to secure a Florida weather forecast for the following day. The brief exchange served to facilitate logistical planning for the President's upcoming travel arrangements. Following the update, Nixon requested that the information be relayed to his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez.
- Weather report
- Logistics
- Bebe Rebozo
- Manolo Sanchez
- Presidential travel
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NARA Description
On December 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 8:33 am to 8:34 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-189 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 15-189
Date: December 2, 1971
Time: 8:33 am - 8:34 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
The President talked with Rebozo.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 06/21/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[015-189-w001]
[Duration: 20s]
Florida weather report for December 3, 1971
-Time
-Relay to Manolo Sanchez
-Telephone the President
*****************************************************************Also recorded on December 2, 1971
- 015-188 7:40 AM · 5 sec — 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.
- 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 015-189, 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/015-189 (accessed October 9, 2026).