Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 20 › Conversation 020-127
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Bebe Rebozo
Tuesday, February 29, 1972 · 8:57 PM–9:05 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec
AI Summary
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.
- Bebe Rebozo
- White House operations
- Presidential communication
- phone logistics
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
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 Aid
Conversation 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”) RebozoAlso recorded on March 1, 1972
- 020-123 8:40 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 8:40 pm to 8:47 pm.
- 020-124 8:47 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:47 pm and 8:49 pm.
- 020-125 8:49 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 8:49 pm to 8:52 pm.
- 020-126 8:52 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:52 pm and 8:57 pm.
- 020-128 8:57 PM · 7 sec — 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.
- 020-129 9:05 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hobart D. Lewis talked on the telephone from 9:05 pm to 9:08 pm.
- 020-130 9:08 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:08 pm and 9:13 pm.
- 020-131 9:13 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hugh Scott talked on the telephone from 9:13 pm to 9:17 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 020-127, March 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/020-127 (accessed October 12, 2026).