Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 41 › Conversation 041-013

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Bebe Rebozo

Tuesday, June 19, 1973 · 1:52 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation041-013 on Tape 41StartTuesday, June 19, 1973 at 1:52 PMEndTuesday, June 19, 1973 at 1:52 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 041-013 ↗

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone request for the White House operator to connect him with his close friend, Charles G. “Bebe” Rebozo. This interaction serves as a routine administrative step to facilitate a private communication between the President and Rebozo. No further discussion occurs during this segment beyond the initial request for the connection.

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Mr. Rebozo, please.
Yes, Mr. President.

On June 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:52 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 041-013 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 41-13

Date: June 19, 1973
Time: 1:52 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 447-17]

     Request for telephone call
          -Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
  • 041-014 1:52 PM · 26 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:52 pm and 1:54 pm.
  • 447-017 1:52 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:52 pm.
  • 447-018 1:52 PM · 27 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:52 pm and 1:54 pm.
  • 041-015 1:54 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:54 pm and 2:36 pm.
  • 447-019 1:54 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:54 pm.
  • 447-020 1:54 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:54 pm and 2:00 pm.
  • 447-021 1:54 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:54 pm and 2:00 pm.
  • 447-022 2:00 PM · 58 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:00 pm to 2:59 pm.

Conversation 041-013, June 19, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/041-013 (accessed October 9, 2026).