Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 41 › Conversation 041-053

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles G. Rebozo

Tuesday, July 10, 1973 · 6:13 PM–9:02 PM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation041-053 on Tape 41StartTuesday, July 10, 1973 at 6:13 PMEndTuesday, July 10, 1973 at 9:02 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 041-053 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to his close confidant, Charles G. “Bebe” Rebozo. The brief exchange served as a logistical request to facilitate direct communication with Rebozo. No other policy matters or substantive discussions took place during this brief administrative interaction.

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Yes, please.

Would you try Mr. Rebozo, please?

Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On July 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:13 pm and 9:02 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 041-053 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 41-53

Date: July 10, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:13 pm and 9:02 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for telephone call
            -Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
                                               -33-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                             Conversation No. 41-54 (cont’d)

Also recorded on July 10, 1973

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041-051 6:10 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 6:11 pm.
947-017 6:10 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 6:11 pm.
947-018 6:10 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 6:11 pm.
947-019 6:10 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 6:11 pm.
947-020 6:11 PM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, Stephen B. Bull, William P. Rogers, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:11 pm to 6:45 pm.
041-052 6:12 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 6:12 pm to 6:13 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 041-053, July 10, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/041-053 (accessed October 10, 2026).