Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 524 › Conversation 524-009

Nixon, Bull & Sanchez on Presidential gifts and Inventory management

Thursday, June 17, 1971 · 10:34 AM–10:39 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Sanchez, ManoloConversation524-009 on Tape 524 (tape position 01:04:34–01:05:56)StartThursday, June 17, 1971 at 10:34 AMEndThursday, June 17, 1971 at 10:39 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 524-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with staff members Stephen B. Bull and Manolo Sanchez to review the selection and pricing of gift compacts. The participants evaluated the cost and quality of available inventory to determine which items were suitable for presidential use. Nixon ultimately instructed the staff to bring him a less expensive model from the available options.

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You have a, you bring me one of the less expensive compacts, or one of those back here.
I don't like it.
It's just one of those.
It's just one of those.
Right.
These are the ones we get for these four dollars.
Four dollars and 20 bucks.
Okay.
All right.
I can't lose it.

NARA Description

On June 17, 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 10:34 am and 10:39 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 524-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 524-9

Date: June 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:34 am and 10:39 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull and Manolo Sanchez.

     President's schedule

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 10:39 am.

     Gifts
             -Availability
             -Cost

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:39 am.

Also recorded on June 17, 1971

  • 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.
  • 524-007 9:55 AM · 2 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 524-011 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.
  • 524-013 10:58 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:58 am to 11:00 am.
  • 524-014 11:06 AM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 11:15 am.
  • 524-015 11:15 AM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Stephen B. Bull, Donald McI. Kendall, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:15 am to 12:03 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 524-009, 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/524-009 (accessed October 23, 2026).