Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 524 › Conversation 524-007

Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office and Personal Staff

Thursday, June 17, 1971 · 9:55 AM–9:58 AM ET · Oval Office · 2 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation524-007 on Tape 524 (tape position 00:27:07–00:39:32)StartThursday, June 17, 1971 at 9:55 AMEndThursday, June 17, 1971 at 9:58 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 524-007 ↗

President Richard M. Nixon met briefly with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office. The exchange was limited to a brief greeting, and no substantive policy discussions or significant administrative decisions were recorded during this brief interaction. The meeting served as a routine personal engagement between the President and his staff member.

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On June 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 9:58 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 524-007 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 524-7

Date: June 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:55 am and 9:58 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 01/13/2020.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[524-007-w001]
[Duration: 2s]

     Greetings

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Manolo Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:58 am.
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  • 524-004 9:48 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:48 am and 9:51 am.
  • 524-005 9:51 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:51 am and 9:52 am.
  • 524-006 9:52 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Dwight L. Chapin met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:52 am to 9:55 am.
  • 524-008 9:58 AM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:58 am to 10:34 am.
  • 524-009 10:34 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:34 am and 10:39 am.
  • 524-011 10:39 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Lucy A. Winchester, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:39 am to 10:47 am.
  • 524-012 10:47 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:47 am and 10:58 am.

Conversation 524-007, June 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/524-007 (accessed October 23, 2026).