Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 40 › Conversation 040-082

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Bebe Rebozo

Wednesday, June 13, 1973 · 6:54 PM–7:15 PM ET · White House Telephone · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation040-082 on Tape 40StartWednesday, June 13, 1973 at 6:54 PMEndWednesday, June 13, 1973 at 7:15 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 040-082 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief administrative request to the White House operator to place a telephone call to his close friend and confidant, Charles G. “Bebe” Rebozo. The interaction was strictly procedural, serving only to facilitate the connection between the President and Rebozo. No further substantive policy or political discussions took place during this exchange.

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Buzz off, please.

NARA Description

On June 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:54 pm and 7:15 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-082 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 40-82

Date: June 13, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:54 pm and 7:15 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 445-32]

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

Also recorded on June 13, 1973

  • 445-032 6:54 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 6:54 pm and 7:15 pm.
  • 040-083 7:15 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 7:15 pm to 7:17 pm.
  • 445-033 7:15 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:15 pm to 7:17 pm.
  • 445-034 7:17 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:17 pm and 8:27 pm.
  • 445-035 7:17 PM · 52 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 7:17 pm and 8:27 pm.
  • 445-036 7:17 PM · 18 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 7:17 pm and 8:27 pm.
  • 445-037 7:17 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:17 pm and 8:27 pm.
  • 445-038 7:17 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), Roy Voege, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:17 pm and 8:27 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 040-082, June 13, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/040-082 (accessed October 9, 2026).