Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 20 › Conversation 020-074
Nixon phone call with Rebozo on Florida trip and John B. Connally
Tuesday, February 8, 1972 · 7:32 PM–7:38 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Charles G. “Bebe” Rebozo discussed logistical arrangements for an upcoming presidential trip to Florida, including fishing plans with John B. Connally and Robert H. Abplanalp. They also reviewed political strategy, specifically discussing H. R. Haldeman’s recent public criticism of administration opponents. The conversation touched upon the reactions of various Democratic presidential candidates to these attacks and the broader media coverage surrounding the primary election landscape.
- Florida trip
- John B. Connally
- H. R. Haldeman
- Democratic presidential primary
- political strategy
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NARA Description
On February 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 7:32 pm to 7:38 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-074 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 20-74
Date: February 8, 1972
Time: 7:32 pm - 7:38 pm
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 05/1/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[020-074-w001]
[Duration: 5m 32s]
Weather for February 12-13, 1972
President's schedule
-Arrival in Florida February 10, 1972
-Key Biscayne
-Trip to Walker’s Cay February 11, 1972
-John B. Connally
-Fishing trip
-Fishing with Robert H. Abplanalp on the Sea Lion
-Bone fish
-Attendance on trip
-Staff attendance
-Lodging for staff
Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
-Work
-Health
-Pills
Julie Nixon Eisenhower and [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II visit
-Jacksonville
-Newport
-Miami
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman statement attacking Administration critics
-Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
-Reaction
-Support
-Press coverage of Democratic candidates’ reaction
-George S. McGovern stance
-News networks
-George C. Wallace support in primary
-Opposition to Edmund S. Muskie
-William P. Rogers
-Democratic presidential candidates
-Interviews
**********************************************************************Also recorded on February 9, 1972
- 020-068 7:05 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:05 pm.
- 020-069 7:05 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:05 pm.
- 020-070 7:06 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:06 pm.
- 020-071 7:14 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:14 pm.
- 020-072 7:14 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:14 pm.
- 020-073 7:14 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:14 pm and 7:32 pm.
- 020-075 7:58 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:58 am and 8:31 am.
- 090-002 7:58 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) [members of Kissinger's staff] met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 7:58 am and 11:31 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 020-074, February 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/020-074 (accessed October 2, 2026).