Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 253 › Conversation 253-007
Nixon & Rebozo on Informal discussion and Presidential associates
Friday, May 21, 1971 · 6:34 PM–7:05 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 46 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and his close associate Charles G. "Bebe" Rebozo held an informal meeting in the Executive Office Building. The brief, fragmentary exchange appears to focus on casual social observations rather than formal policy matters. No substantive administrative decisions or action items were recorded during this session.
- Bebe Rebozo
- Informal discussion
- Presidential associates
- Executive Office Building
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NARA Description
On May 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:34 pm and 7:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 253-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 253-7
Date: May 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:34 pm and 7:05 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/11/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[253-007-w001]
[Duration: 46s]
Bar
Spiro T. Agnew
-May 22, 1971 [?]
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The President and Rebozo left an unknown time before 7:05 pmAlso recorded on May 21, 1971
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- 503-022 6:07 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:07 pm and 6:26 pm.
- 503-023 6:07 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:07 pm and 6:26 pm.
- 503-024 6:07 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo, White House operator, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:07 pm and 6:34 pm.
- 003-112 6:26 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 6:26 pm to 6:28 pm.
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- 253-008 6:34 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:34 pm and 7:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 253-007, May 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/253-007 (accessed October 3, 2026).