Nixon White House TapesTape 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

ParticipantsKissinger, Henry A.; Sanchez, ManoloConversation476-015 on Tape 476 (tape position 04:42:36–04:43:24)StartFriday, April 9, 1971 at 1:30 PMEndFriday, April 9, 1971 at 1:33 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 476-015 ↗

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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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.

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 pm
  • 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.

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).