Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 17 › Conversation 017-167
Nixon phone call with Rebozo on Miami Dolphins and Dan Rather
Monday, January 3, 1972 · 12:29 AM–12:30 AM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and his close associate Bebe Rebozo discussed recent professional football developments involving the Miami Dolphins and their upcoming schedule against the Dallas Cowboys. The conversation also included the President’s assessment of a recent interview with journalist Dan Rather, specifically focusing on Rather’s preparation and the quality of his questioning. This informal exchange reflects the President’s reliance on Rebozo for casual discourse on both sports and media relations.
- Miami Dolphins
- Dan Rather
- Presidential interviews
- Football
- Media relations
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NARA Description
On January 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 12:29 am to 12:30 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-167 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 17-167
Date: January 3, 1972
Time: 12:29 am - 12:30 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 01/02/2018.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[017-167-w001]
[Duration: 1m 28s]
Football games
-Miami Dolphins
The President’s interview with Dan Rather
-Questions
-Dan Rather’s preparation
-The President’s evaluation of Dan Rather
Football games
-Miami Dolphins
-Dallas Cowboys
-Upcoming schedule
The President’s interview with Dan Rather
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- 017-163 11:42 PM · 2 sec — unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:42 pm and 11:44 pm.
- 017-164 11:42 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:42 pm and 11:44 pm.
- 017-165 11:44 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 11:44 pm to 11:45 pm.
- 017-166 11:45 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 11:45 pm on January 2, 1972 and 12:29 am on January 3, 1972.
- 017-168 12:30 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:30 am.
- 017-169 12:31 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 12:31 am to 12:45 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 017-167, January 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/017-167 (accessed October 10, 2026).