Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-126
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles G. Rebozo
Wednesday, January 26, 1972 · 7:51 PM–8:00 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to his close friend and confidant, Charles G. “Bebe” Rebozo. The interaction served as a brief administrative request to facilitate private communication between the two. No substantive policy matters or further developments were discussed during this short exchange.
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NARA Description
On January 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:51 pm and 8:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-126 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 19-126
Date: January 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:51 pm and 8:00 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Charles G. (“Bebe”) RebozoAlso recorded on January 27, 1972
- 019-124 7:47 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:47 pm and 7:51 pm.
- 019-125 7:51 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:51 pm.
- 019-127 8:00 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 8:00 pm to 8:03 pm.
- 019-128 8:03 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:03 pm and 8:18 pm.
- 019-129 8:18 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hobart D. Lewis talked on the telephone from 8:18 pm to 8:22 pm.
- 019-130 8:40 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:40 pm to 8:41 pm.
- 658-001 8:45 AM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 8:50 am.
- 658-002 8:45 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 8:50 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 019-126, January 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/019-126 (accessed October 12, 2026).