Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 517 › Conversation 517-002

Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office operations and Presidential staff

Friday, June 11, 1971 · 9:37 AM–9:39 AM ET · Oval Office ·3 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Sanchez, ManoloConversation517-002 onTape 517 (tape position 00:01:00–00:01:13)StartFriday, June 11, 1971 at 9:37 AMEndFriday, June 11, 1971 at 9:39 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 517-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office for a brief, informal interaction. During this encounter, the President requested a cup of coffee. The meeting concluded quickly without any substantive policy discussions.

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out of the park.

NARA Description

On June 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:37 am and 9:39 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 517-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 517-002

Date: June 11, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:37 am and 9:39 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 06/25/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]

[Personal Returnable]
[517-002-w001]
[Duration: 2s]

     Request
         -Coffee

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Sanchez left at unknown time before 9:39 am

Also recorded on June 11, 1971

  • 517-001 9:37 AM · 11 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:37 am to 9:39 am.
  • 517-003 9:37 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:37 am and 9:39 am.
  • 517-004 9:37 AM · 52 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:37 am to 10:36 am.
  • 517-005 10:37 AM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Elliot L. Richardson, Roger O. Egeberg, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:37 am to 11:08 am.
  • 517-006 11:08 AM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John Sherman Cooper, Clark MacGregor, Henry A. Kissinger, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:08 am to 11:56 am.
  • 517-007 11:56 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:56 am and 11:58 am.
  • 517-008 11:58 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Samuel L. Devine, and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:58 am to 12:20 pm.
  • 517-009 12:20 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:20 pm and 12:23 pm.

All 34 conversations from June 11, 1971 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 517-002, June 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/517-002 (accessed September 18, 2026).