Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 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
AI Summary
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.
- Spiro Agnew
- John Connally
- Treasury Department
- Marine Corps Commandant
- People's Republic of China
- Lockheed bailout
- Personnel management
Audio
NARA Description
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.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
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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No transcript is available yet for this conversation.
Also recorded on July 20, 1971
- 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.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 263-014, July 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417184017). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/263-014 (accessed November 13, 2026).