Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 41 › Conversation 041-046

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Manolo Sanchez

Monday, July 9, 1973 · 6:17 PM–6:38 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation041-046 on Tape 41StartMonday, July 9, 1973 at 6:17 PMEndMonday, July 9, 1973 at 6:38 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 041-046 ↗

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to connect him with Manolo Sanchez. The primary purpose of the brief communication was to facilitate a direct telephone call to a specific staff member. No further policy or administrative developments were recorded during this brief exchange.

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Would you ring Manola, please?
Thank you.

On July 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:17 pm and 6:38 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 041-046 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 41-46

Date: July 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:17 pm and 6:38 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House.

     Request for telephone call
          -Manolo Sanchez
  • 041-047 6:38 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:38 pm and 6:39 pm.
  • 041-048 6:39 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:39 pm and 6:50 pm.
  • 041-049 6:50 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 6:50 pm to 6:58 pm.

Conversation 041-046, July 9, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/041-046 (accessed October 10, 2026).