Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-095

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles G. Rebozo

Tuesday, May 1, 1973 · 5:35 PM ET · White House Telephone · 23 sec

ParticipantsWhite House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation045-095 on Tape 45StartTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 5:35 PMEndTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 5:35 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 045-095 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to confirm the status and location of Charles “Bebe” Rebozo, who had not yet arrived at his destination in Florida. After receiving confirmation that a car had been dispatched to collect him, the President issued a follow-up directive to locate Paul W. Keyes. This brief exchange served as a logistics check regarding the President's associates.

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Hello.

Mr. President.

Yeah.

Mr. Robozo has not arrived yet in Florida.

They sent a car out to pick him up and I left word.

Fine, fine.

Thank you.

Ask, uh, see if you can get Paul Keyes.

Paul Keyes, thank you.

NARA Description

On May 1, 1973, White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 5:35 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-095 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 45-95

Date: May 1, 1973
Time: 5:35 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See also Conversation No. 433-30]

     Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo’s location
          -Florida
          -Car
          -Paul W. Keyes
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Also recorded on May 1, 1973

433-029 5:31 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:35 pm.
433-030 5:35 PM · 19 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:35 pm.
045-096 5:38 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes talked on the telephone from 5:38 pm to 5:40 pm.
433-031 5:38 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:38 pm to 5:40 pm.
045-097 5:40 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:40 pm and 5:43 pm.
433-032 5:40 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:40 pm and 5:43 pm.
045-098 5:43 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 5:43 pm to 5:44 pm.
433-033 5:43 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:43 pm to 5:44 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 045-095, May 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-095 (accessed October 5, 2026).