Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 947 › Conversation 947-017

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Manolo Sanchez

Tuesday, July 10, 1973 · 6:10 PM–6:11 PM ET · Oval Office · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation947-017 on Tape 947StartTuesday, July 10, 1973 at 6:10 PMEndTuesday, July 10, 1973 at 6:11 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 947-017 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual to discuss scheduling matters, specifically regarding the availability of his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower. The conversation also touched upon the status of Manolo Sanchez and a brief, ambiguous inquiry by the President concerning an unidentified man's identity. No major policy decisions resulted from this brief exchange.

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See if he's a robber.

Yes, sir.

I believe, uh, no.

Did he tell you that Julie wasn't able to have us tonight?

Yeah.

I have this.

This is Jeffrey.

Thank you.

NARA Description

On July 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 6:11 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 947-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 947-17

Date: July 10, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:10 pm and 6:11 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

       Request for meeting
             -Ronald L. Ziegler

       Julie Nixon Eisenhower’s schedule
              -Manolo Sanchez

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 6:11 pm.
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947-016 5:20 PM · 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:20 pm to 6:10 pm.
041-051 6:10 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 6:11 pm.
947-018 6:10 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 6:11 pm.
947-019 6:10 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 6:11 pm.
947-020 6:11 PM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, Stephen B. Bull, William P. Rogers, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:11 pm to 6:45 pm.
041-052 6:12 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 6:12 pm to 6:13 pm.
041-053 6:13 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:13 pm and 9:02 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 947-017, July 10, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/947-017 (accessed October 10, 2026).