Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 41 › Conversation 041-048
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Bebe Rebozo
Monday, July 9, 1973 · 6:39 PM–6:50 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to be connected with his close friend and confidant, Charles G. “Bebe” Rebozo. This brief administrative exchange serves solely to facilitate a private telephone communication between the two men. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occur during this initial outreach.
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NARA Description
On July 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:39 pm and 6:50 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 041-048 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 41-48
Date: July 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:39 pm and 6:50 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for telephone call
-Charles G. (“Bebe”) RebozoAlso recorded on July 9, 1973
- 041-046 6:17 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:17 pm and 6:38 pm.
- 041-047 6:38 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:38 pm and 6:39 pm.
- 041-049 6:50 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 6:50 pm to 6:58 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 041-048, July 9, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/041-048 (accessed October 10, 2026).