{"conversationCode":"437-016","tapeNumber":437,"conversationNumber":16,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-437-016","startDateTime":"1973-05-18T19:00:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-18T19:35:00.000Z","startDate":"18-May-1973","startTime":"3:00 PM","endDate":"18-May-1973","endTime":"3:35 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo;","description":"On May 18, 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 3:00 pm and 3:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 437-016 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":"5.5","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part V","chronReleaseDate":"21-Aug-2013","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 437-16\n\nDate: May 18, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 3:00 pm and 3:35 pm\nLocation: Old Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with Manola Sanchez.\n\n       President’s schedule\n              -Sequoia\n                      -Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo\n              -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman\n\n       Item for John K. Andrews, Jr.\n              -Speech\n\nHart left at an unknown time before 3:35 pm.\n\f                                             -25-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM","filename":["437-016.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"437-015","nextCode":"437-017","transcript":[{"start":0.54,"end":8.05,"text":"I'm not going to bother you."},{"start":8.07,"end":10,"text":"I'm going to go out and support you."},{"start":10.02,"end":10.62,"text":"I think we're on our own side."},{"start":10.64,"end":11.44,"text":"You know, just propose to me after 5.30."},{"start":11.46,"end":11.64,"text":"Yes, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to coordinate upcoming administrative and personal arrangements. The discussion touched upon the President’s schedule, specifically regarding potential outings on the Sequoia with associates like Bebe Rebozo and H.R. Haldeman. Additionally, Nixon addressed pending speech materials intended for John K. Andrews, Jr. to ensure the continued management of his executive communications.","topics":["Presidential schedule","Sequoia","Manolo Sanchez","Speechwriting","H.R. Haldeman","Bebe Rebozo"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T20:06:45.389Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","sequoia","manolo-sanchez","speechwriting","h-r-haldeman","bebe-rebozo"],"audioDurationSec":27,"audioFiles":[{"file":"437-016.mp3","bytes":851968,"durationSec":26.52,"bitrate":257003,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.739Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:40.398Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/437-016.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/437-016","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/437/conversation-437-016","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}