Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-045

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Bebe Rebozo

Sunday, October 31, 1971 · 5:07 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation013-045 on Tape 13 (tape position 01:34:13–01:34:21)StartSunday, October 31, 1971 at 5:07 PMEndSunday, October 31, 1971 at 5:07 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-045 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to his close friend and confidant, Charles G. "Bebe" Rebozo. The brief exchange served strictly as an administrative request to facilitate communication between the President and Rebozo. No substantive policy discussions or further actions were recorded during this connection.

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Try Mr. Raposo, please.

NARA Description

On October 31, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:07 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-045 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 013-045

Date: October 31, 1971
Time: 5:07 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

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

Also recorded on October 31, 1971

  • 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.
  • 013-047 5:24 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 5:24 pm to 5:28 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.
  • 013-049 5:30 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 5:30 pm to 5:39 pm.
  • 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.

Cite this conversation

Conversation 013-045, October 31, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-045 (accessed September 30, 2026).