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Nixon & Sanchez on Bebe Rebozo and White House logistics

Friday, May 18, 1973 · 4:34 PM–5:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation437-024 on Tape 437StartFriday, May 18, 1973 at 4:34 PMEndFriday, May 18, 1973 at 5:00 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 437-024 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, to coordinate logistics for an upcoming departure. The discussion focused on scheduling details regarding a potential meeting with Charles G. “Bebe” Rebozo. The President finalized the anticipated timeline for his exit from the office.

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Command, 7th and 8th leads.
5th and 8th leads.
Got to stay away.
We leave about 5.30, quarter to 6, maybe for the moment.

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 4:34 pm and 5:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 437-024 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 437-24

Date: May 18, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:34 pm and 5:00 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

       President’s schedule
              -Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo [?]
              -Departure

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 5:00 pm.
  • 046-114 4:34 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 5:00 pm.
  • 437-020 4:34 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 5:00 pm.
  • 437-021 4:34 PM · 23 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 4:34 pm and 5:00 pm.
  • 437-022 4:34 PM · 18 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 4:34 pm and 5:00 pm.
  • 437-023 4:34 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 5:00 pm.
  • 046-115 5:00 PM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 5:00 pm to 5:01 pm.
  • 437-025 5:00 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:00 pm to 5:01 pm.
  • 437-026 5:15 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:15 pm to 5:33 pm.

Conversation 437-024, May 18, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/437-024 (accessed October 12, 2026).