Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-047
Nixon phone call with Rebozo on Press relations and United Nations
Sunday, October 31, 1971 · 5:24 PM–5:28 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Charles "Bebe" Rebozo discussed scheduling for an upcoming Florida trip, including the attendance of Julie Nixon Eisenhower and meetings with international leaders like Indira Gandhi. The conversation also addressed negative press coverage regarding Rebozo’s business activities in the Miami Herald and the public backlash concerning his financial dealings. Furthermore, the two men reviewed the recent United Nations vote on Taiwan, with Rebozo expressing alignment with Barry Goldwater’s criticisms of the diplomatic outcome.
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NARA Description
On October 31, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 5:24 pm to 5:28 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-047 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 013-047
Date: October 31, 1971
Time: 5:24 pm - 5:28 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 02/11/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[013-047-w001]
[Duration: 4m 38s]
President's schedule
-Trip to Florida
-November 5- through November 8, 1971
-Arrival time
-Interaction with Josip Broz Tito
-Indira Gandhi
-Upcoming November 4, 1971 meeting
-Trip to Florida
-Attendance of Julie Nixon Eisenhower
News articles
-Coverage of Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
-Business activities
-Impact on Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
-Dissemination
-Miami Herald
-Shopping center
-Public response
-Negative
-Blacks
-Positive
-Russell B. Long
-Conversation with Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
-Reaction to news articles
-Fabrications
-Timing and duration
-Publishing in October 1971
-Longevity of story
-Cost to paper
-Miami News editor's conversation with lawyer
United Nations [UN] vote on Taiwan
-News coverage
-Public reaction
-Reaction of Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
-Agreement with Barry M. Goldwater
-Television coverage
-Opinion on African representative to the United Nations [UN]
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Also recorded on October 31, 1971
- 013-045 5:07 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:07 pm.
- 013-046 5:07 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:07 pm and 5:24 pm.
- 013-048 5:28 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:28 pm and 5:30 pm.
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- 013-050 5:39 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:39 pm and 7:57 pm.
- 013-051 7:57 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 7:57 pm to 8:13 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 013-047, October 31, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190309). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-047 (accessed November 9, 2026).