Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 24 › Conversation 024-022

Haldeman phone call on Charles G. Rebozo and Communication logistics

Monday, May 8, 1972 · 10:23 PM–10:42 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operatorConversation024-022 on Tape 24 (tape position 00:22:13–00:22:22)StartMonday, May 8, 1972 at 10:23 PMEndMonday, May 8, 1972 at 10:42 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 024-022 ↗

AI Summary

H. R. Haldeman contacts the White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection with Charles G. “Bebe” Rebozo. The interaction serves as a routine administrative request to establish communication between the Chief of Staff and the President’s close confidant. No substantive policy discussions or decisions are recorded during this brief logistical exchange.

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Yes, sir.
Ms. Haldeman, would you get rebozo, please?
Yes, sir.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On May 8, 1972, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:23 pm and 10:42 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-022 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 24-22

Date: May 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:23 pm and 10:42 pm
Location: White House Telephone

H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 336-69F]

     Request for a call to Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo

Also recorded on May 9, 1972

  • 024-020 10:00 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:00 pm and 10:04 pm.
  • 024-021 10:04 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 10:04 pm to 10:06 pm.
  • 024-023 10:23 PM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:23 pm and 10:42 pm.
  • 024-024 10:23 PM · 6 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:23 pm and 10:42 pm.
  • 024-025 10:23 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:23 pm and 10:42 pm.
  • 024-026 10:42 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and [David] Kenneth Rush talked on the telephone from 10:42 pm to 10:45 pm.
  • 024-027 10:45 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:45 pm and 10:47 pm.
  • 024-028 10:47 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and George Meany talked on the telephone from 10:47 pm to 10:48 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 024-022, May 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/024-022 (accessed October 9, 2026).