Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 437 › Conversation 437-027

Nixon, Rebozo & Sanchez on Social gathering and Informal meeting

Friday, May 18, 1973 · 5:33 PM–5:34 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Rebozo, Charles G. ("Bebe"); Sanchez, Manolo; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation437-027 on Tape 437StartFriday, May 18, 1973 at 5:33 PMEndFriday, May 18, 1973 at 5:34 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 437-027 ↗

President Nixon met with his close friend Charles G. "Bebe" Rebozo and valet Manolo Sanchez for an informal social encounter in the Old Executive Office Building. The brief exchange, which lasted less than a minute, consisted primarily of casual greetings and lighthearted remarks. No significant policy discussions or administrative decisions occurred before the recording was terminated.

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All right.
This is a good guy.
Huh?
What do you think you're doing?
Whee!

On May 18, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:33 pm and 5:34 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 437-027 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 437-27

Date: May 18, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:33 pm and 5:34 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President met with Charles G. (“Bebe:) Rebozo.

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

       Greetings

       President’s schedule [?]

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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The conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 5:34 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 437-027, 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/437-027 (accessed October 12, 2026).