Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 40 › Conversation 040-036

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Bebe Rebozo

Tuesday, June 12, 1973 · 4:52 PM–5:27 PM ET · White House Telephone ·11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation040-036 onTape 40StartTuesday, June 12, 1973 at 4:52 PMEndTuesday, June 12, 1973 at 5:27 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 040-036 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a routine request to the White House operator to place a telephone call to his close friend and confidant, Charles G. “Bebe” Rebozo. The brief exchange serves strictly administrative purposes to facilitate personal communication between the President and Rebozo. No substantive policy matters or further developments are discussed during this connection attempt.

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Mr. Rebozo, please.

Thank you.

NARA Description

On June 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:52 pm and 5:27 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-036 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 40-36

Date: June 12, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:52 pm and 5:27 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for telephone call
          -Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo

Also recorded on June 12, 1973

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938-005 4:49 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:49 pm and 4:52 pm.
938-006 4:52 PM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:52 pm to 5:27 pm.
938-007 4:52 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:52 pm and 5:27 pm.
938-008 4:52 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:52 pm and 5:27 pm.
938-009 4:52 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:52 pm and 5:27 pm.
938-010 4:52 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Carroll G. Brunthaver met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:52 pm and 5:38 pm.
040-037 5:27 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 5:27 pm to 5:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 040-036, 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/040-036 (accessed September 18, 2026).