Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 506 › Conversation 506-009

Nixon & Sanchez

Friday, May 28, 1971 · 12:33 PM–12:40 PM ET · Oval Office · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation506-009 on Tape 506 (tape position 00:37:32–00:37:59)StartFriday, May 28, 1971 at 12:33 PMEndFriday, May 28, 1971 at 12:40 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 506-009 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417177511 ↗

An 18-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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On May 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 12:40 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 506-009 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 506-9

Date: May 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:33 pm and 12:40 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown person [Manolo Sanchez?].

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 01/06/2020.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[506-009-w001]
[Duration: 17s]

      Previous question for the President

      The President’s request for salmon

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The unknown person [Sanchez?] left at an unknown time before 12:40 pm.

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You were acting on something.
This big book.
No, I guess we can finish on that one.
On and on and on.
  • 506-004 12:14 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. John Heinz, III, Harry S. Dent, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:14 pm to 12:18 pm.
  • 506-005 12:18 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:18 pm and 12:20 pm.
  • 506-006 12:18 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 12:18 pm and 12:20 pm.
  • 003-175 12:20 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II talked on the telephone from 12:20 pm to 12:21 pm.
  • 506-007 12:20 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:20 pm to 12:21 pm.
  • 003-176 12:21 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 2:39 pm.
  • 506-008 12:22 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:22 pm to 12:33 pm.
  • 506-010 12:40 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:40 pm to 1:17 pm.

Conversation 506-009, May 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417177511). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/506-009 (accessed November 11, 2026).