Nixon White House TapesTape 39 › Conversation 039-137

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles G. Rebozo

Thursday, June 7, 1973 · 7:20 PM–7:26 PM ET · White House Telephone ·12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation039-137 onTape 39StartThursday, June 7, 1973 at 7:20 PMEndThursday, June 7, 1973 at 7:26 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 039-137 ↗

President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to place an outgoing call to his close friend and confidant, Charles G. “Bebe” Rebozo. The brief exchange serves as a logistical bridge to connect the President with Rebozo. No further substantive policy or political discussions occur during this short administrative interaction.

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You try my Trebozo, please.

On June 7, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:20 pm and 7:26 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-137 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 39-137

Date: June 7, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:20 pm and 7:26 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for telephone call to Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
  • 934-015 6:11 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:11 pm to 6:27 pm.
  • 934-016 6:27 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:27 pm and 6:29 pm.
  • 039-138 7:26 PM · 2 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 7:26 pm to 7:29 pm.
  • 039-139 7:30 PM · 3 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 7:30 pm to 7:33 pm.
  • 039-140 7:33 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:33 pm.
  • 039-141 7:33 PM · 8 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 7:33 pm to 7:41 pm.
  • 039-142 7:41 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:41 pm and 7:46 pm.
  • 039-143 7:46 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:46 pm to 7:47 pm.

Conversation 039-137, June 7, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/039-137 (accessed September 18, 2026).