Charles Gregory "Bebe" (pronounced BEE-bee[1][2]) Rebozo (November 17, 1912 – May 8, 1998) was an American Florida-based banker and businessman who was a close friend and confidant of President Richard Nixon.[3][4][5][6]
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He's feeling very low now because he was sixty years old the other day. And you know- you know how Bebe [is]- I said Bebe, you can't talk about being a young gay blade anymore.
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Bennis, Warren (April 4, 1985). "Author reveals the 'Evil Empire' of Howard Hughes". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
It was Bebe Rebozo who sequestered several of the "smaller" gifts, meted out in $50,000 increments.
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Dean, John (1973). "A resolution authorizing and directing the Committee on the Judiciary to investigate whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise its Constitutional power to impeach Richard M. Nixon President of the United States of America". United States Congress. p. 166. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
I am also aware of the fact that after an article was published on Mr. Rebozo I got instructions that one of the authors of that article should have some problems. I did not know how to deal directly with the situation. I discussed it with Mr. Caulfield. I was reluctant to call Mr. Walters, who was the head of the Internal Revenue Service and suggest that he do anything about this.
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Pearson, Richard (May 10, 1998). "Charles 'Bebe' Rebozo, 85, Dies". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
The men remained fast friends after Nixon left office. Mr. Rebozo continued to defend his friend, though he himself was not untouched by the scandals. He was investigated by a congressional committee for accepting a $100,000 cash donation from the mysterious industrialist Howard Hughes for a Nixon campaign.