Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 79 › Conversation 079-003
Sanchez & United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service
Tuesday, October 12, 1971 · 5:28 PM–10:15 PM ET · Cabinet Room
AI Summary
Secret Service agents and Manolo Sanchez met in the Cabinet Room to coordinate logistical or security matters. The discussion involved brief radio communications between the agents, though the majority of the recording consists of withdrawn segments. No major policy decisions or historical developments are discernible from the available audio fragments.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On October 12, 1971, United States Secret Service agents and Manolo Sanchez [?] met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 5:28 pm and 10:15 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 079-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 79-3 Date: Unknown between October 12 and October 15, 1971 Time: Unknown between 5:28 pm, October 12 and 10:15 pm, October 15, 1971 Location: Cabinet Room Unknown people [Secret Service] talked via radio ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 [Statute] [Duration: 35s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 ****************************************************************************** ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Non-historical] [Duration: 6m 46s ] An unknown person [Manolo Sanchez?] entered at an unknown time after 5:28 pm, October 12, 1971 END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ****************************************************************************** Unknown people left at an unknown time before 10:15 pm, October 15, 1971
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 079-003, October 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/079-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).