Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 251 › Conversation 251-048
Nixon & Sanchez on Bebe Rebozo and Robert Abplanalp
Tuesday, May 4, 1971 · 1:11 PM–1:12 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 49 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, and a White House operator to coordinate logistics for Bebe Rebozo and Robert Abplanalp. The discussion centered on scheduling their activities, specifically addressing a reservation delay and confirming their departure time. No significant policy decisions were made, as the exchange focused purely on the President's personal administrative arrangements.
- Bebe Rebozo
- Robert Abplanalp
- Scheduling
- White House logistics
- Manolo Sanchez
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NARA Description
On May 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:11 pm to 1:12 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 251-048 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 251-48
Date: May 4, 1971
Time: 1:11 pm - 1:12 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez
Unknown activity
[The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 1:11 pm and
1:12 pm]
[Conversation No. 251-48A]
[See Conversation No. 42-84]
[End of telephone conversation]
[A transcript of the following portion of this conversation was prepared under court order from
December 1978 through March 1979 for Special Access [SA] 8, Ronald V. Dellums, et al. v.
James M. Powell, et al., No. 71-2271. The National Archives and Records Administration
produced this transcript. The National Archives does not guarantee its accuracy.]
[End of transcript]
Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo and Robert H. Abplanalp
-Schedule
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:12 pmAlso recorded on May 4, 1971
- 490-017 12:35 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Jeane L. Dixon, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:35 pm and 1:11 pm.
- 042-084 1:11 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:11 pm and 1:12 pm.
- 042-085 1:11 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:11 pm and 1:12 pm.
- 251-049 1:11 PM · 10 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 1:11 pm and 1:12 pm.
- 251-050 1:11 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:11 pm and 1:12 pm.
- 490-019 1:11 PM · 53 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:11 pm and 2:05 pm.
- 042-086 1:12 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William B. Macomber, Jr. talked on the telephone from 1:12 pm to 1:13 pm.
- 251-051 1:12 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William B. Macomber, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:12 pm to 1:13 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 251-048, May 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/251-048 (accessed October 3, 2026).