Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-072

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Bebe Rebozo

Wednesday, February 14, 1973 · 8:49 AM–9:20 AM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation043-072 on Tape 43StartWednesday, February 14, 1973 at 8:49 AMEndWednesday, February 14, 1973 at 9:20 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-072 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to place a telephone call to his close friend and confidant, Charles G. “Bebe” Rebozo. The brief interaction serves solely to facilitate this personal communication. No policy matters or administrative decisions are addressed during this short logistical exchange.

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Mr. Rabozzo, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On February 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:49 am and 9:20 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-072 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-72

Date: February 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:49 am and 9:20 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 855-3]

       Request for a call to Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo

Also recorded on February 14, 1973

  • 855-001 8:49 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:49 am to 8:57 am.
  • 855-002 8:57 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:57 am and 9:20 am.
  • 855-003 8:57 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:57 am and 9:20 am.
  • 855-005 9:12 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:12 am and 10:04 am.
  • 855-006 9:12 AM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:12 am and 10:04 am.
  • 043-073 9:20 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 9:20 am to 9:21 am.
  • 855-004 9:20 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:20 am to 9:21 am.
  • 043-074 9:21 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:21 am and 12:37 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-072, February 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-072 (accessed October 1, 2026).