{"conversationCode":"603-006","tapeNumber":603,"conversationNumber":6,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-603-006","startDateTime":"1971-10-27T17:10:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-10-27T17:13:00.000Z","startDate":"27-Oct-1971","startTime":"1:10 PM","endDate":"27-Oct-1971","endTime":"1:13 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo;","description":"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.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":2,"chronRelease":"Second Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"26-Oct-2000","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 603-6\n\nDate: October 27, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 1:10 pm and 1:13 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Manolo Sanchez.\n\n**********************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 03/05/2020.\nSegment cleared for release.]\n[Personal Returnable]\n[603-006-w001]\n[Duration: 6s]\n\n     Request\n         -Lunch time\n\n**********************************************************************\n\nSanchez left at an unknown time before 1:13 pm.\n\f                                                                    Conv. No. 603-7\n                                                                    Conversation No. (cont.)\n                                                                                     603-7\nDate: October 27, 1971\nTime: 1:13 pm - 1:32 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Charles W. Colson.\n\n     United Nations [UN] vote on Taiwan, Republic of China’s expulsion\n          -Ziegler’s comments\n               -The President’s position\n\nAn unknown person entered at an unknown time after 1:13 pm.\n\n     Ronald L. Ziegler's schedule\n\nThe unknown person left at an unknown time before 1:14 pm.\n\n     UN vote on Taiwan’s expulsion\n         -Funding\n         -Conduct of delegates during vote\n         -Wire reports\n         -Taiwan\n               -As a domestic issue\n                    -Conservatives\n\nZiegler entered at 1:14 pm.\n\n     UN vote on Taiwan expulsion\n         -Conduct of delegates during vote\n               -Reaction by American people\n         -Ziegler’s press briefing\n               -The President's support of UN\n         -Congressional action\n               -Foreign aid bill\n         -George H. W. Bush's schedule\n               -The President\n               -Possible backgrounder\n                     -Columnists\n                     -James J. Kilpatrick, Jr.\n         -Duration of public issue\n         -Bush's schedule\n               -Possible backgrounder\n                     -William S. White\n                     -Kilpatrick\n\nZiegler left at 1:18 pm.\n\f     UN vote on Taiwan’s expulsion\n         -Bush\n               -Colson’s view\n         -Congressional comments\n               -Charles H. Percy\n               -Robert J. Dole\n                     -Signing of letter\n                     -Conduct of delegates\n               -Charles McC. Mathias, Jr.\n                     -William P. Rogers\n                          -UN\n               -Dole\n                     -The President’s view\n                          -Coordination\n               -Mathias\n               -Brooke\n                     -Senate's reaction\n                     -Fund raising dinner comments\n                          -Edward R.F. and Tricia Cox\n                          -Elliot L. Richardson\n         -News summary\n               -Democrats\n                     -Adlai E. Stevenson, III\n                          -Taiwan\n         -Conservatives\n               -Feelings toward the administration\n         -George Meany's comments\n\n     Paul W. McCracken\n          -Forthcoming conversation with Colson\n          -The President’s view\n                -John B. Connally\n                     -Herbert Stein\n\n**********************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 03/05/2020.\nSegment cleared for release.]\n[Personal Returnable]\n[603-007-w001]\n[Duration: 10s]\n\n     Paul W. McCracken\n          -The President’s health\n               -October 23, 1971\n               -Public knowledge\n\n**********************************************************************\n\f     Paul W. McCracken\n          -Forthcoming conversation with Colson\n                -Economic indicators\n\n     Economy\n         -Balance of trade\n               -Press release\n               -Import surcharge\n         -Third quarter\n               -Retail sales\n         -Connally's previous conversation with the President\n         -Chamber of Commerce poll\n               -Businessmen\n                     -Wage and price freeze\n         -Connally's views\n               -Meany's participation in the President's program\n                     -George P. Shultz\n               -Wage levels\n         -Status\n         -Albert E. Sindlinger's forthcoming press conference\n               -August 15, 1971 economic action\n                     -Projections for change\n                           -Consumer psychology\n                           -Louis P. Harris\n         -Chamber of Commerce\n               -Views\n\n     UN\n           -The President's attitude\n                -Conduct of delegates\n                -Participation of US\n                      -Rogers's statement\n                -Conduct of delegates\n                      -Colson’s view\n                      -Television coverage\n\nColson left at 1:32 pm.","filename":["603-006.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:24:17","tapeEnd":"03:24:41","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"603-005","nextCode":"603-007","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":5.18,"text":"So I have to watch it here because it's at 130."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Charles Colson and Ronald Ziegler to discuss the diplomatic and domestic fallout following the United Nations vote to expel Taiwan. The participants focused on managing public reaction to the behavior of UN delegates, potential legislative retaliation regarding foreign aid, and the strategic framing of the issue for American conservatives. Additionally, the group reviewed economic indicators, including wage and price policies, and discussed upcoming outreach strategies to mitigate political criticism.","topics":["United Nations","Taiwan","Foreign Aid","Economy","Wage and Price Controls","Public Relations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T00:34:14.320Z"},"topicSlugs":["united-nations","taiwan","foreign-aid","economy","wage-and-price-controls","public-relations"],"audioDurationSec":6,"audioFiles":[{"file":"603-006.mp3","bytes":255787,"durationSec":6.26,"bitrate":326704,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.636Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/603-006.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/603-006","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/603/conversation-603-006","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}