Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 320 › Conversation 320-030

Nixon, Sanchez & Bull on Presidential papers and White House administration

Thursday, February 10, 1972 · 4:00 PM–4:55 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 48 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo; Bull, Stephen B.Conversation320-030 on Tape 320 (tape position 02:46:46–02:48:29)StartThursday, February 10, 1972 at 4:00 PMEndThursday, February 10, 1972 at 4:55 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 320-030 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet Manolo Sanchez and aide Stephen B. Bull to address the misplaced location of important documents. The discussion primarily focused on locating specific papers and coordinating the President's schedule with key staff, including Henry Kissinger and Rose Mary Woods. The meeting concluded with efforts to resolve administrative logistical issues regarding the President’s working materials.

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I don't see any papers in there.
I'll be sure that's not good.
Well, that won't come to her.
She ain't gonna take long.

On February 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 4:55 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 320-030 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 320-30

Date: February 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:00 pm and 4:55 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

     Whereabouts of papers

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time before 4:55 pm.

     President’s schedule
           -Henry A. Kissinger
           -Rose Mary Woods
                -Location

Bull and Sanchez left at an unknown time before 4:55 pm.
  • 668-001 7:58 PM · 3 sec — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:58 pm and 8:28 pm.
  • 669-001 4:00 PM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:00 pm to 4:45 pm.
  • 320-031 4:55 PM · 1 hr 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Henry A. Kissinger, Manolo Sanchez, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Ronald L. Ziegler, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:55 pm to 6:30 pm.

Conversation 320-030, February 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/320-030 (accessed October 2, 2026).