Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 24 › Conversation 024-058

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Manolo Sanchez

Tuesday, May 9, 1972 · 12:31 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation024-058 on Tape 24 (tape position 01:14:18–01:14:27)StartTuesday, May 9, 1972 at 12:31 PMEndTuesday, May 9, 1972 at 12:31 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 024-058 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 646314432 ↗

A 9-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On May 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:31 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-058 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 24-58

Date: May 9, 1972
Time: 12:31 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See also Conversation No. 338-29]

     Manolo Sanchez
         -Location
              -Fina Sanchez
         -Return call

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Hello?
Mr. President, I have Dena on the line.
She said Manoa is still in the recovery room.
I'll call later.
All right, sir.

Also recorded on May 9, 1972

  • 024-055 12:13 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 12:27 pm.
  • 024-056 12:27 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 12:27 pm to 12:29 pm.
  • 338-027 12:27 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:27 pm and 12:29 pm.
  • 024-057 12:29 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:31 pm.
  • 338-028 12:29 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:31 pm.
  • 338-029 12:31 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:31 pm.
  • 338-030 12:31 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:31 pm and 12:37 pm.
  • 338-031 12:37 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Adm. Thomas H. Moorer met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:37 pm to 1:12 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 024-058, May 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 646314432). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/024-058 (accessed November 12, 2026).