President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate upcoming appointments with Kenneth B. Keating and Henry A. Kissinger. Following Bull's departure, Manolo Sanchez joined the President to discuss the ongoing fallout from the publication of the Pentagon Papers in The New York Times. The brief exchange focused on administrative scheduling and the immediate impact of the security leak.
On June 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 4:40 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 521-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 521-10
Date: June 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:30 pm and 4:40 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
President's schedule
-Kenneth B. Keating meeting
-Henry A. Kissinger meeting
Bull left at an unknown time before 4:40 pm.
Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 4:30 pm.
Pentagon Papers
-New York Times
The President and Sanchez left at an unknown time before 4:40 pm.This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.