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Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office operations and White House staff

Friday, June 4, 1971 · 5:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 27 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation512-028 on Tape 512 (tape position 05:19:23–05:19:50)StartFriday, June 4, 1971 at 5:59 PMEndFriday, June 4, 1971 at 5:59 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 512-028 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics regarding the President's immediate schedule. The brief interaction served to facilitate the President's departure from the office. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions were recorded during this transition.

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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 5:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 512-028 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 512-28

Date: June 4, 1971
Time: 5:59 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez

     President’s schedule

The President and Sanchez left at 5:59 pm

Also recorded on June 4, 1971

  • 512-026 4:44 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:44 pm and 4:47 pm.
  • 512-027 4:47 PM · 1 hr 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Homer Ferguson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:47 pm to 5:59 pm.
  • 004-035 5:12 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:12 pm and 5:14 pm.
  • 004-036 5:14 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Homer Ferguson talked on the telephone from 5:14 pm to 5:17 pm.
  • 004-037 5:17 PM · 23 sec — Edward R. F. Cox, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:17 pm and 8:03 pm.
  • 004-038 5:17 PM · 2 min — Edward R. F. Cox, White House operator, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:17 pm and 8:03 pm.
  • 004-039 5:17 PM · 47 sec — Tricia Nixon Cox, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:17 pm and 8:03 pm.
  • 004-040 5:17 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:17 pm and 8:03 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 512-028, 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/512-028 (accessed September 27, 2026).