Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 279 › Conversation 279-007
Nixon & Sanchez on W. Kenneth Riland and Stephen B. Bull
Wednesday, September 22, 1971 · 11:25 AM–11:39 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 52 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to coordinate his personal schedule and logistical arrangements while working in the Executive Office Building. Nixon finalized plans for a 6:00 p.m. meeting with his physician, Dr. W. Kenneth Riland, and a 5:30 p.m. haircut with Stephen Bull. Additionally, the President requested tea and instructed Sanchez to inform Julie Nixon Eisenhower that he would be working late on a speech.
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NARA Description
On September 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:25 am and 11:39 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 279-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 279-7
Date: September 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:25-11:39 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 04/08/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[279-007-w001]
[Duration: 49s]
The President's schedule
-Working in Executive Office Building [EOB] November 22
-Arrangements for Dr. W. Kenneth Riland to come that evening
-Timing
-Stephen B. Bull
-Haircut
-Timing
-Dinner
-Timing
-Request for message to be sent to Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-The President's schedule
-Work on speech
Request
-Tea
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 11:39 am.Also recorded on September 22, 1971
- 009-112 11:14 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 11:14 am to 11:45 am.
- 279-006 11:14 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:14 am to 11:25 am.
- 009-113 11:25 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:25 am and 11:39 am.
- 279-008 11:25 AM · 3 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 11:25 am and 11:39 am.
- 009-114 11:39 AM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 11:39 am to 11:41 am.
- 279-009 11:39 AM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:39 am to 11:41 am.
- 009-115 11:41 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:41 am and 12:23 pm.
- 279-010 11:41 AM · 7 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 11:41 am and 12:23 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 279-007, September 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/279-007 (accessed October 12, 2026).