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Nixon, Sanchez & Bull on Photography and Medal of Honor Society

Friday, April 23, 1971 · 12:28 PM ET · Oval Office · 29 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo; Bull, Stephen B.Conversation487-010 on Tape 487 (tape position 02:50:38–02:51:24)StartFriday, April 23, 1971 at 12:28 PMEndFriday, April 23, 1971 at 12:28 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 487-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Manolo Sanchez and Stephen B. Bull to review personal photographs and discuss the President's upcoming schedule. The conversation focused on the visual quality of recent pictures and the logistical timing of a requested meeting with John H. Buchanan, Jr. regarding the Alabama Medal of Honor Society. Following these brief administrative updates, both Sanchez and Bull departed the Oval Office.

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The little boy's dad went, oh, yeah, it's there.
Yeah, didn't mean to, but it was my question.
That's cool.
You know, they get, they should have got a great picture of that.
You see that little dog up there, and smiling, just, you know, the way he started to smile.
Mr. President, this next group comes when you can.
They, they're interested in taking, they know, and I'm not going to get into this anyway.

NARA Description

On April 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:28 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 487-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 487-10

Date: April 23, 1971
Time: 12:28 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez and Stephen B. Bull.

     Michael Newton
         -Deafness

Sanchez left at 12:28 pm.

           -Picture
                 -Smile

     President's schedule
           -Meeting with John H. Buchanan, Jr.
                 -Alabama Medal of Honor Society
                      -Invitation to President
                      -Timing

Bull left at 12:28 pm.

Also recorded on April 23, 1971

  • 487-007 11:56 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:56 am to 12:19 pm.
  • 487-008 12:19 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:19 pm.
  • 487-009 12:20 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Michael Newton, Richard Newton, Mrs. Richard Newton, Mary Switzer, Edward C. Merrill, Jr., Edgar B. Porter, Bradley P. Dunn, Susan Segrest, Mary Haimbach, Karen Luzak, George T. Bell, Lee W. Huebner, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:20 pm to 12:28 pm.
  • 487-011 12:29 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John H. Buchanan, Jr., James B. Allen, Norman Pless, Elton Stevens, George Siebels, John E. Nidecker, Lee W. Huebner, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:29 pm to 12:40 pm.
  • 487-012 12:40 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:40 pm.
  • 487-013 12:41 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry C. Cashen, II, Raymond Cashen, Mrs. Raymond Cashen, Arnold Sax, and Mrs. Arnold Sax met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:41 pm to 12:42 pm.
  • 487-014 12:42 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:42 pm and 12:52 pm.
  • 487-015 12:52 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:52 pm to 1:04 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 487-010, April 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/487-010 (accessed October 11, 2026).