Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-089
Rebozo phone call on Shelley A. Buchanan and White House switchboard
Friday, December 15, 1972 · 12:22 PM–12:44 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec
AI Summary
Bebe Rebozo contacted the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call to Shelley A. Buchanan. The operator fulfilled the request to connect Rebozo to this external party. No substantive policy discussions or political developments occurred during this brief administrative exchange.
- Bebe Rebozo
- Shelley A. Buchanan
- White House switchboard
- Communication logs
Audio
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NARA Description
On December 15, 1972, Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:22 pm and 12:44 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-089 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 34-89
Date: December 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:22 pm and 12:44 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 824-2D]
Request for a call to Shelley A. (Scarney) BuchananAlso recorded on December 15, 1972
- 034-086 11:29 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:29 am and 11:56 am.
- 034-087 11:56 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield talked on the telephone from 11:56 am to 12:10 pm.
- 034-088 12:17 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:17 pm.
- 034-090 12:22 PM · 17 sec — Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo and Shelley A. (Scarney) Buchanan talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:22 pm and 12:44 pm.
- 034-091 12:44 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:44 pm and 5:55 pm.
- 824-003 12:45 PM · 1 hr 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:45 pm to 1:54 pm.
- 824-004 1:54 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:54 pm and 2:04 pm.
- 824-005 1:54 PM · 2 min — Alexander P. Butterfield and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:54 pm and 2:04 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 034-089, December 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-089 (accessed October 12, 2026).