Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 527 › Conversation 527-005

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Manolo Sanchez

Tuesday, June 22, 1971 · 3:07 PM–3:11 PM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation527-005 on Tape 527 (tape position 01:07:36–01:09:26)StartTuesday, June 22, 1971 at 3:07 PMEndTuesday, June 22, 1971 at 3:11 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 527-005 ↗

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to address a specific request regarding Manolo Sanchez. The brief encounter lasted less than four minutes and focused exclusively on administrative or personal arrangements concerning the President's valet. No further details regarding the nature of the request were recorded.

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On June 22, 1971, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 527-005 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 527-5

Date: June 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:07 pm and 3:11 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 01/16/2020.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[527-005-w001]
[Duration: 11s]

      Manolo Sanchez
          -Request from President

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The unknown man left at an unknown time before 3:11 pm.

                                                               Conv No. 527-11 (cont.)
  • 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.
  • 527-001 1:48 PM · 9 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 527-006 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.
  • 527-008 3:11 PM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Frank J. Shakespeare, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:11 pm and 3:41 pm.
  • 527-009 3:42 PM · 1 hr 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Stephen B. Bull, Ronald L. Ziegler, Linwood Holton, Louie B. Nunn, Edwin L. Harper, Alexander P. Butterfield, Henry A. Kissinger, and Vice President Spiro T. Agnew met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:42 pm to 5:06 pm.

Conversation 527-005, 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/527-005 (accessed October 22, 2026).