Nixon White House TapesTape 263 › Conversation 263-014

Nixon White House recording on Spiro Agnew and John Connally

Tuesday, July 20, 1971 · 6:43 PM–6:46 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 32 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation263-014 on Tape 263 (tape position 03:50:33–03:51:58)StartTuesday, July 20, 1971 at 6:43 PMEndTuesday, July 20, 1971 at 6:46 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 263-014 ↗

President Nixon met with various staff and advisors to coordinate administrative personnel decisions and discuss the ongoing legislative and political landscape. Key topics included personnel shifts within the Treasury Department, the search for a new Marine Corps Commandant, and the congressional outlook regarding a Lockheed bailout. The participants also evaluated Vice President Spiro Agnew’s recent diplomatic travel and reviewed Republican legislative attitudes regarding the administration's new initiative toward the People's Republic of China.

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On July 20, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:43 pm and 6:46 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 263-014 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 263-14

Date: July 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:43 pm and 6:46 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

An unknown man talked with an unknown person.

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[Previous non-historical (H) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/18/2019. Segment
cleared for release.]
[Non-Historical]
[263-014-w001]
[Duration: 31s]

     Request
         -Manolo Sanchez answer phone

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  • 006-159 6:16 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:16 pm.
  • 006-161 6:18 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:18 pm.
  • 006-162 6:19 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:19 pm.
  • 006-163 6:19 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:19 pm and 6:41 pm.
  • 263-011 6:19 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:19 pm.
  • 263-012 6:19 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:19 pm.
  • 263-013 6:19 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:19 pm to 6:41 pm.
  • 006-164 6:41 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone at 6:41 pm.

Conversation 263-014, July 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/263-014 (accessed September 23, 2026).