Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 40 › Conversation 040-034
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Bebe Rebozo
Tuesday, June 12, 1973 · 1:41 PM–2:54 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his close confidant, Charles G. “Bebe” Rebozo. This brief administrative interaction served as an intermediary step in establishing direct communication between the President and Rebozo. No further substantive policy or political discussions occurred during this specific exchange.
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NARA Description
On June 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:41 pm and 2:54 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-034 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 40-34
Date: June 12, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:41 pm and 2:54 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 444-21]
Request for telephone call
-Charles G. (“Bebe”) RebozoAlso recorded on June 12, 1973
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- 040-032 1:16 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:24 pm.
- 444-017 1:16 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:24 pm.
- 444-018 1:16 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:24 pm.
- 040-033 1:24 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone from 1:24 pm to 1:41 pm.
- 444-019 1:24 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:24 pm to 1:41 pm.
- 444-020 1:41 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:41 pm and 2:54 pm.
- 444-021 1:41 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:41 pm and 2:54 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 040-034, June 12, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/040-034 (accessed October 9, 2026).