Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 512 › Conversation 512-017
Nixon & Sanchez
Friday, June 4, 1971 · 1:15 PM–1:18 PM ET · Oval Office · 24 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss logistical arrangements regarding the President’s daily schedule. The conversation focused on coordination for a planned departure or transition to the Executive Office Building. Sanchez subsequently left the Oval Office to facilitate these administrative tasks.
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NARA Description
On June 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 1:18 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 512-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 512-17
Date: June 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:15 pm and 1:18 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez
President’s schedule
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:18 pmAlso recorded on June 4, 1971
- 512-013 12:09 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Herbert G. Klein, Stephen B. Bull, Henry Kearns, Rosemary Mazon, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:09 pm to 12:13 pm.
- 512-014 12:14 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:14 pm.
- 512-015 12:15 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:15 pm to 12:22 pm.
- 512-016 12:22 PM · 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Arlen Specter, John N. Mitchell, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:22 pm to 1:15 pm.
- 512-018 1:18 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:18 pm to 1:42 pm.
- 255-001 1:42 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:42 pm and 3:24 pm.
- 512-019 1:42 PM · 40 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:42 pm and 3:10 pm.
- 004-030 2:24 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 2:24 pm to 2:33 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 512-017, June 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/512-017 (accessed September 27, 2026).