Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 476 › Conversation 476-015
Kissinger & Sanchez on Personal affairs and Oval Office
Friday, April 9, 1971 · 1:30 PM–1:33 PM ET · Oval Office · 28 sec
AI Summary
Henry A. Kissinger and White House valet Manolo Sanchez engaged in a brief, informal interaction within the Oval Office. The discussion centered on personal social plans, specifically regarding an unidentified man taking a woman to the movies and Sanchez's opinion on the matter. No policy decisions or historical actions were recorded during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On April 9, 1971, Henry A. Kissinger and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:30 pm and 1:33 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 476-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 476-15
Date: April 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:30 pm and 1:33 pm
Location: Oval Office
Henry A. Kissinger met with Manolo Sanchez
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[Previous non-historical (H) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 04/17/2019. Segment
cleared for release.]
[Non-Historical Returnable]
[476-015-w001]
[Duration: 28s]
Unknown man
-Taking woman to movies
-Manolo Sanchez’s opinion
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Kissinger and Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:33 pmAlso recorded on April 9, 1971
- 476-016 1:33 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:33 pm.
- 001-060 1:35 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:47 pm.
- 001-061 1:35 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:47 pm.
- 001-062 1:35 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:47 pm.
- 476-017 1:35 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:47 pm.
- 476-018 1:35 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:47 pm.
- 476-019 1:35 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:47 pm.
- 476-020 1:35 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:47 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 476-015, April 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/476-015 (accessed September 21, 2026).