Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 408 › Conversation 408-006
Nixon & Sanchez on Charles W. Colson
Monday, February 5, 1973 · 4:09 PM–4:10 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The primary focus of the discussion concerned the President's upcoming schedule, specifically an impending meeting with Charles W. Colson. The exchange served as a logistical coordination session before the commencement of official business.
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NARA Description
On February 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:09 pm and 4:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 408-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 408-6
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 408-10 (cont’d)
Date: February 5, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:09 pm and 4:10 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
The President's schedule
-Meeting with Charles W. Colson
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 4:10 pm.Also recorded on February 5, 1973
- 408-003 2:58 PM · 1 hr 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Earl L. Butz, James T. Lynn, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Stephen B. Bull, White House photographer, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:58 pm to 4:05 pm.
- 408-004 4:05 PM · 11 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 4:05 pm and 4:08 pm.
- 043-023 4:08 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 4:08 pm to 4:09 pm.
- 408-005 4:08 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:08 pm to 4:09 pm.
- 043-024 4:09 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:09 pm and 6:15 pm.
- 408-007 4:10 PM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:10 pm to 4:46 pm.
- 043-025 4:52 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:52 pm and 6:15 pm.
- 849-001 4:52 PM · 1 hr 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, Herbert Stein, Roy L. Ash, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:52 pm to 6:09 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 408-006, February 5, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/408-006 (accessed October 1, 2026).