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Nixon & Woods on Bebe Rebozo and Robert Abplanalp

Friday, June 30, 1972 · 12:50 PM–12:52 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose MaryConversation347-001 on Tape 347 (tape position 00:00:59–00:04:37)StartFriday, June 30, 1972 at 12:50 PMEndFriday, June 30, 1972 at 12:52 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 347-001 ↗

President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, discussed logistical arrangements regarding travel plans for Bebe Rebozo and Robert Abplanalp. Nixon instructed Woods to determine their location and discourage them from traveling to the White House due to ongoing complications, suggesting they remain in Florida or coordinate alternative meeting arrangements. The conversation focused on managing the President’s private schedule and minimizing potential disruptions caused by his close associates.

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1:25You took care of those people.
1:27I always do those things for them.
1:30Yeah.
1:30Yeah, yeah.
1:33Yeah.
1:34All right.
1:35Fine.
1:37And so that's why I was trying to do it.
1:44I was wondering if you followed along with this.
1:47Phoebe and Bob happened off in California.
1:48You know, they've got one of those properties for me.
1:51As you know, they...
1:58So anyway, I have told them to go to Florida.
2:05We are now not going to tomorrow.
2:06You might get leave to call and say it's a problem, maybe in New York City, and it's more convenient, I mean, whatever they'd like, they can come and go out there.
3:00I'm not at one o'clock, I'm just confident we're not going to go any sooner than that.
3:08I put it this way.
3:08Find out if they are in Florida.
3:10If so, they shouldn't come up here for a few reasons.
3:14There's too much trouble.
3:20Or I think we'll have to do it.
3:20I think it'll, frankly, I don't think it'll be an issue, but imagine being a lawyer for a while.
3:28Yeah, fine.
3:29Alright.
3:30Alright.

On June 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:52 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 347-001 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 347-1

Date: June 30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:50 and 12:52 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.

     The President's schedule

     Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo and Robert H. Abplanalp
          -Arrangement for trip to California
                -The President's trip to Florida
                -Air Force One
                      -Rebozo and Abplanalp
                           -Woods call
  • 026-029 12:16 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:16 pm.
  • 744-020 12:17 PM — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:17 pm to 12:44 pm.
  • 347-002 12:50 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:52 pm.
  • 347-003 12:50 PM · 36 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 12:50 pm and 12:57 pm.
  • 026-030 12:52 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 12:52 pm to 12:57 pm.
  • 347-004 12:52 PM · 1 hr 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, George P. Shultz, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:52 pm to 2:10 pm.
  • 026-031 12:55 PM · 46 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 2:10 pm.
  • 026-045 12:55 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 3:24 pm.

Conversation 347-001, June 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/347-001 (accessed September 30, 2026).