Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-015
Nixon phone call with Rebozo on Birthday celebration and AFL-CIO
Wednesday, November 17, 1971 · 9:00 PM–9:02 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Bebe Rebozo discussed logistical plans for Rebozo’s upcoming birthday celebration, including the presence of guests Jane Lucke and Carmen Rebozo. The conversation shifted to scheduling, specifically coordinating the President’s travel to Florida around his scheduled speech at the AFL-CIO convention. Additionally, they touched on historical trivia regarding Samuel Gompers and the reception of a recent television appearance by Julie Nixon Eisenhower.
- Bebe Rebozo
- Birthday celebration
- AFL-CIO
- Presidential scheduling
- Julie Nixon Eisenhower
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NARA Description
On November 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 9:00 pm to 9:02 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 15-15
Date: November 17, 1971
Time: 9:00 pm - 9:02 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
The President talked with Rebozo.
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[Duration: 2m 1s]
Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo’s birthday celebration
-Cake
-Jane Lucke and Carmen Rebozo
American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations [AFL-CIO]
-Convention
-November 19, 1971
-The President’s possible trip to Florida
-Time
Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo’s birthday celebration
-Cake
The President’s schedule
-Trip to Florida
-November 19, 1971
-Speech
Samuel Gompers
-American Federation of Labor [AFL] formation
-Shares birthday with Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Television appearance
-New York
-Event
-Carmen Rebozo’s viewing
-Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo’s opinion
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- 015-013 8:41 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 8:41 pm to 8:46 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 015-015, November 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190875). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-015 (accessed November 2, 2026).