Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 527 › Conversation 527-001
Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Oval Office
Tuesday, June 22, 1971 · 1:48 PM–1:50 PM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to engage in brief, informal conversation. The dialogue primarily concerned Sanchez's personal surprise and reactions regarding the current environment or specific events within the White House. No substantive policy decisions or official government actions were recorded during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On June 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 1:50 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 527-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 527-1
Date: June 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:48 pm and 1:50 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Conv No. 527-11 (cont.)
President’s schedule
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:50 pm.Also recorded on June 22, 1971
- 005-128 1:48 PM · 2 min — John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 10:24 pm.
- 005-129 1:48 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 10:24 pm.
- 527-002 1:48 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 1:50 pm.
- 527-003 1:48 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:48 pm to 1:50 pm.
- 527-004 1:50 PM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), John D. Ehrlichman, Henry A. Kissinger, and Melvin R. Laird met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:50 pm to 3:07 pm.
- 527-005 3:07 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 3:11 pm.
- 527-006 3:07 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 3:11 pm.
- 527-007 3:07 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 3:11 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 527-001, June 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/527-001 (accessed October 22, 2026).