Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 509 › Conversation 509-012

Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office and Personal Staff

Thursday, June 3, 1971 · 1:57 PM–2:47 PM ET · Oval Office ·14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Sanchez, ManoloConversation509-012 onTape 509 (tape position 02:20:54–02:21:18)StartThursday, June 3, 1971 at 1:57 PMEndThursday, June 3, 1971 at 2:47 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 509-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to address routine logistical matters. The brief discussion primarily concerned the physical arrangement of equipment within the room. No significant policy decisions or political developments were recorded during this exchange.

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Set it back up.
Oh, come on.
Ah, get in the other way, please.

NARA Description

On June 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:57 pm and 2:47 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 509-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 509-12

Date: June 3, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:57 pm and 2:47 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez


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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 13s ]


END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:47 pm
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                          NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                     Tape Subject Log
                                       (rev. 10/08)

Also recorded on June 3, 1971

  • 509-010 1:57 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:57 pm and 2:47 pm.
  • 509-011 1:57 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:57 pm and 2:47 pm.
  • 509-013 1:57 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:57 pm and 2:47 pm.
  • 004-020 2:47 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 2:47 pm to 2:49 pm.
  • 509-014 2:47 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:47 pm to 3:06 pm.
  • 004-021 3:06 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 3:06 pm to 3:07 pm.
  • 509-015 3:06 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:06 pm to 3:07 pm.
  • 509-016 3:07 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 3:17 pm.

All 24 conversations from June 3, 1971 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 509-012, June 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/509-012 (accessed September 18, 2026).