Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 337 › Conversation 337-015

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Personal well-being

Wednesday, May 10, 1972 · 12:35 PM–12:36 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation337-015 on Tape 337 (tape position 03:00:35–03:01:07)StartWednesday, May 10, 1972 at 12:35 PMEndWednesday, May 10, 1972 at 12:36 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 337-015 ↗

President Nixon held a brief, informal check-in with a staff member, identified as Manolo, regarding the individual's recovery status. The conversation touched upon the quality of nursing care and the President's personal well-being. No policy decisions or substantive political matters were discussed during this brief exchange.

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3:00:41This is just letters, so I'm not going to call them.
3:00:51Hello?
3:00:54Yeah.
3:00:55Hello?
3:00:55Manolo, cómo está?
3:00:57Ah, well, you're feeling better, huh?
3:01:01Yeah, well, how are the nurses?
3:01:03They great?

On May 10, 1972, 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 12:35 pm and 12:36 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 337-015 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 337-15

Date: May 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:35 and 12:36 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

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  • 024-064 12:06 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:06 pm and 12:32 pm.
  • 337-010 12:06 PM · 41 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 12:06 pm and 12:32 pm.
  • 337-011 12:06 PM · 7 min — 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 12:06 pm and 12:32 pm.
  • 337-012 12:06 PM · 1 min — 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 12:06 pm and 12:32 pm.
  • 337-013 12:06 PM · 16 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 12:06 pm and 12:32 pm.
  • 337-014 12:06 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:06 pm and 12:32 pm.
  • 024-065 12:32 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone from 12:32 pm to 12:33 pm.
  • 337-016 12:36 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:36 pm to 1:02 pm.

Conversation 337-015, May 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/337-015 (accessed October 12, 2026).