Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-090

Nixon phone call with Rebozo on Florida and Weather forecasting

Thursday, February 15, 1973 · 3:02 PM–3:04 PM ET · White House Telephone · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Rebozo, Charles G. ("Bebe")Conversation043-090 on Tape 43StartThursday, February 15, 1973 at 3:02 PMEndThursday, February 15, 1973 at 3:04 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-090 ↗

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President Nixon and Charles G. "Bebe" Rebozo discuss logistics and weather prospects for the President’s upcoming trip to Florida. Rebozo provides updated meteorological reports from both the National Weather Service and the Air Force to help inform the President’s travel decision. Additionally, the two touch upon a potential future visit by the President to Jamaica, with Nixon indicating plans to consult John B. Connally regarding the arrangements.

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Oh.
Hello, President.
Well, how's the weather?
I just put a call in from Manoa because what had happened was I had my report from National Weather Service, which didn't look too good, and then I got an Air Force report, which looked good, so I just had National Weather check it again.
Now they've changed theirs, and they indicate that it'll be windy but sunny, mid-70s high and low 60s low.
Huh.
pretty much right on through Sunday.
First, the early report I'd said would be front coming through here tonight, and then early morning showers, and afternoon fair to partly cloudy, and sunny and fair Saturday, and then cloudy on Sunday.
The last one I just got just three minutes ago,
concurs with the other one, which says it's going to be better.
So take your pick on that.
I'll tell you, I may give a call in the morning.
I don't know.
I've got a cabin meeting at 9.30 and side to land.
Okay?
I'll call you about 9 o'clock, maybe.
Fine.
My guess is good, but I'll tell you, after the luck you've had, I don't want to urge it.
It appears now that they're in accord, so it doesn't look bad.
Right.
Good.
It doesn't look bad at all.
Mm-hmm.
Oh, good, good, good.
Back all right yesterday.
We had a nice trip back.
Played cards.
Right.
A little bit.
Good.
Good.
That's the truth.
What a prize.
What a prize.
Right, right, right.
Delight to be around her.
Oh, good.
Yes, sir.
Well, you can...
I hope you can work it out.
I think it's worth the gamble, frankly.
That weather up there is no prize.
No, never is.
You know.
So what the heck.
All right.
Well, someday, I think we'll have you go to
Jamaica, you know, to look.
I think the only way to check that baby isn't for me not to go, you know.
I've got to do it.
You've come, huh?
Yes, I've got to do it.
In fact, I want to talk to Conley the next time he's in this country about it.
He's in the country now.
Is he?
I think I'll talk to him this afternoon.
Right, you can get him a phone.
I think I will.
Tell him you'd like to come down and look it over?
Yeah.
Put it that way, that you want to come down and look it over.
Yeah, I'll do it.
Good.
That means there's a good chance.
All right, you bet.

NARA Description

On February 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 3:02 pm to 3:04 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-090 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-90

Date: February 15, 1973
Time: 3:02 pm - 3:04 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo.

[See Conversation No. 410-19]

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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]

       The President’s schedule
            -Trip to Florida
                   -Weather reports
                         -Manolo Sanchez
                         -National Weather service
                         -Air Force report
                   -Cabinet meeting
            -Julie Nixon Eisenhower
            -Rebozo’s trip to Jamaica
                   -John B. Connally

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Conversation 043-090, February 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-090 (accessed October 1, 2026).