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 procedural request to establish the connection with Rebozo. No further substantive policy matters or decisions were discussed during this brief communication.
On February 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:57 pm and 9:05 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-127 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 20-127
Date: February 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:57 pm and 9:05 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Charles G. (“Bebe”) RebozoNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.