Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 261 › Conversation 261-012

Nixon, Sanchez & Woods on Presidential directives

Thursday, June 17, 1971 · 1:09 PM–1:16 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo; Woods, Rose MaryConversation261-012 on Tape 261 (tape position 00:12:46–00:14:22)StartThursday, June 17, 1971 at 1:09 PMEndThursday, June 17, 1971 at 1:16 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 261-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon briefly conferred with Manolo Sanchez, likely regarding administrative matters or upcoming tasks, as indicated by Sanchez's affirmative responses and the President's instructions. Rose Mary Woods was also present for a portion of this interaction. The conversation appears to be a routine check-in or directive, with no major decisions or action items explicitly recorded due to the unintelligible nature of much of the exchange.

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Position in tape: 00:12:46 – 00:14:22

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NARA Description

On June 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:09 pm and 1:16 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 261-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 261-12

Date: June 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:09 pm and 1:16 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez

[The President talked with Rose Mary Woods between 1:13 pm and 1:16 pm]

[Conversation 261-12A]

[See Conversation No. 5-107]

[End of telephone conversation

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:16 pm

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Nixon[unintelligible]
Nixon[unintelligible] tell [unintelligible]
SanchezYes sir.
Nixon[unintelligible]
NixonWait for me [unintelligible]
SanchezYes, Mr. President.
Nixon[unintelligible]
Sanchez[unintelligible] Mr. President. [unintelligible]
Nixon[unintelligible]
SanchezYes, sir.
Nixon[unintelligible]
Sanchez[unintelligible]
NixonYeah.
Nixon[unintelligible]
SanchezNo, sir.
NixonOkay.
Sanchez[unintelligible]
Nixon[unintelligible]
SanchezYes, Mr. President.

Also recorded on June 17, 1971

  • 524-020 12:18 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:18 pm.
  • 524-022 12:22 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:22 pm to 12:46 pm.
  • 524-023 12:46 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 2:41 pm.
  • 524-030 12:46 PM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 2:41 pm.
  • 005-106 1:10 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 1:13 pm.
  • 005-107 1:13 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:13 pm and 1:16 pm.
  • 005-108 1:16 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 2:22 pm.
  • 261-013 1:16 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 2:22 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 261-012, June 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/261-012 (accessed November 1, 2026).