Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 25 › Conversation 025-003

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Bebe Rebozo

Tuesday, June 6, 1972 · 11:30 PM–11:38 PM ET · White House Telephone · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation025-003 on Tape 25 (tape position 00:13:35–00:13:50)StartTuesday, June 6, 1972 at 11:30 PMEndTuesday, June 6, 1972 at 11:38 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 025-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to his close friend and confidant, Charles G. “Bebe” Rebozo. The interaction served as a logistical bridge for the President to establish private communication with Rebozo late at night. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief request.

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NARA Description

On June 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:30 pm and 11:38 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 25-3

Date: June 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:30 pm and 11:38 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.

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

Also recorded on June 7, 1972

  • 133-001 8:18 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:18 pm and 11:49 pm.
  • 193-003 8:18 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:18 pm and 11:49 pm.
  • 025-004 11:38 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:38 pm.
  • 025-005 11:46 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:46 pm and 11:49 pm.
  • 133-002 11:49 PM · 1 hr 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 11:49 pm on June 6, 1972 and 12:57 am on June 7, 1972.
  • 193-004 11:49 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 11:49 pm on June 6, 1972 and 12:57 am on June 7, 1972.
  • 133-003 1:10 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:10 am to 1:34 am.
  • 193-005 1:10 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:10 am to 1:34 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 025-003, June 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/025-003 (accessed October 9, 2026).