Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-048

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Bebe Rebozo

Sunday, June 3, 1973 · 7:42 PM ET · White House Telephone · 20 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation039-048 on Tape 39StartSunday, June 3, 1973 at 7:42 PMEndSunday, June 3, 1973 at 7:42 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 039-048 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to coordinate a phone call with his close friend, Charles G. “Bebe” Rebozo. The operator informed the President that Rebozo was currently in transit to Florida, prompting Nixon to request that Rebozo contact him upon his arrival. The brief exchange served purely as a scheduling coordination between the President and his associate.

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Mr. Rebozo is on his way to Florida.
He'll be there perhaps in 15, 20 minutes, maybe a half hour.
Would you have him call me when he comes in, please?
I certainly will.
Thank you.
You're welcome.

NARA Description

On June 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:42 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-048 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 39-48

Date: June 3, 1973
Time: 7:42 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for telephone call from Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
             -Rebozo’s location
                      -Florida

Also recorded on June 3, 1973

  • 039-040 6:41 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:41 pm and 6:47 pm.
  • 039-041 6:47 PM · 19 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 6:47 pm.
  • 039-042 6:47 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:47 pm and 6:48 pm.
  • 039-043 6:48 PM · 12 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 6:48 pm.
  • 039-044 6:48 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:48 pm and 7:06 pm.
  • 039-045 7:06 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 7:06 pm to 7:09 pm.
  • 039-046 7:09 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:09 pm and 7:30 pm.
  • 039-047 7:30 PM · 5 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 7:30 pm to 7:34 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 039-048, June 3, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/039-048 (accessed October 12, 2026).