Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 40 › Conversation 040-035
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles G. Rebozo
Tuesday, June 12, 1973 · 2:54 PM ET · White House Telephone · 18 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon coordinated with a White House operator to manage his communication schedule with his close friend, Charles “Bebe” Rebozo. After being informed of Rebozo's arrival at the airport, Nixon instructed the operator to facilitate a return call in approximately ninety minutes. This brief exchange served to schedule their upcoming private discussion once Rebozo reached the compound.
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NARA Description
On June 12, 1973, White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 2:54 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-035 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 40-35
Date: June 12, 1973
Time: 2:54 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
[See also Conversation No. 444-22]
Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
-Location
Airport
Compound
-President’s schedule
-Return call
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on June 12, 1973
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- 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.
- 444-022 2:54 PM · 15 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:54 pm.
- 938-001 3:00 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 938-002 3:00 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:05 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 040-035, 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/040-035 (accessed October 13, 2026).