Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 603 › Conversation 603-006

Nixon & Sanchez on United Nations and Taiwan

Wednesday, October 27, 1971 · 1:10 PM–1:13 PM ET · Oval Office · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation603-006 on Tape 603 (tape position 03:24:17–03:24:41)StartWednesday, October 27, 1971 at 1:10 PMEndWednesday, October 27, 1971 at 1:13 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 603-006 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417179369 ↗

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On October 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 1:13 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 603-006 of the White House Tapes.

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Conversation No. 603-6

Date: October 27, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:10 pm and 1:13 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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     Request
         -Lunch time

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:13 pm.
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                                                                    Conversation No. (cont.)
                                                                                     603-7
Date: October 27, 1971
Time: 1:13 pm - 1:32 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Charles W. Colson.

     United Nations [UN] vote on Taiwan, Republic of China’s expulsion
          -Ziegler’s comments
               -The President’s position

An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 1:13 pm.

     Ronald L. Ziegler's schedule

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 1:14 pm.

     UN vote on Taiwan’s expulsion
         -Funding
         -Conduct of delegates during vote
         -Wire reports
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         -Taiwan
               -As a domestic issue
                    -Conservatives

Ziegler entered at 1:14 pm.

     UN vote on Taiwan expulsion
         -Conduct of delegates during vote
               -Reaction by American people
         -Ziegler’s press briefing
               -The President's support of UN
         -Congressional action
               -Foreign aid bill
         -George H. W. Bush's schedule
               -The President
               -Possible backgrounder
                     -Columnists
                     -James J. Kilpatrick, Jr.
         -Duration of public issue
         -Bush's schedule
               -Possible backgrounder
                     -William S. White
                     -Kilpatrick

Ziegler left at 1:18 pm.
     UN vote on Taiwan’s expulsion
         -Bush
               -Colson’s view
         -Congressional comments
               -Edward W. Brooke
               -Charles H. Percy
               -Robert J. Dole
                     -Signing of letter
                     -Conduct of delegates
               -Charles McC. Mathias, Jr.
                     -William P. Rogers
                          -UN
               -Dole
                     -The President’s view
                          -Coordination
               -Mathias
               -Brooke
                     -Senate's reaction
                     -Fund raising dinner comments
                           -Edward R.F. and Tricia Cox
                           -Elliot L. Richardson
         -News summary
               -Democrats
                     -Adlai E. Stevenson, III
                           -Taiwan
         -Conservatives
               -Feelings toward the administration
         -George Meany's comments

     Paul W. McCracken
          -Forthcoming conversation with Colson
          -The President’s view
                -John B. Connally
                     -Herbert Stein

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     Paul W. McCracken
          -The President’s health
               -October 23, 1971
               -Public knowledge

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     Paul W. McCracken
          -Forthcoming conversation with Colson
                -Economic indicators
          -Colson’s view

     Economy
         -Balance of trade
               -Press release
               -Import surcharge
         -Third quarter
               -Retail sales
         -Connally's previous conversation with the President
         -Chamber of Commerce poll
               -Businessmen
                     -Wage and price freeze
         -Connally's views
               -Meany's participation in the President's program
                     -George P. Shultz
               -Wage levels
         -Status
         -Albert E. Sindlinger's forthcoming press conference
               -August 15, 1971 economic action
                     -Projections for change
                           -Consumer psychology
                           -Louis P. Harris
         -Chamber of Commerce
               -Views

     UN
           -The President's attitude
                -Conduct of delegates
                -Participation of US
                      -Rogers's statement
                -Conduct of delegates
                      -Colson’s view
                      -Television coverage

Colson left at 1:32 pm.

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Also recorded on October 27, 1971

  • 603-004 12:53 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:53 pm to 1:10 pm.
  • 603-005 1:10 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 1:13 pm.
  • 603-007 1:13 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, unknown person(s), and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:13 pm to 1:32 pm.
  • 604-001 1:32 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 2:53 pm.
  • 604-002 1:32 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 2:53 pm.
  • 604-003 1:32 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 2:53 pm.
  • 604-004 1:32 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 2:53 pm.
  • 604-005 1:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 2:53 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 603-006, October 27, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417179369). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/603-006 (accessed November 2, 2026).