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Nixon, Sanchez & Bull on Personal services

Monday, June 28, 1971 · 5:58 PM ET · Oval Office · 55 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo; Bull, Stephen B.Conversation531-017 on Tape 531 (tape position 01:24:30–01:25:38)StartMonday, June 28, 1971 at 5:58 PMEndMonday, June 28, 1971 at 5:58 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 531-017 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet Manolo Sanchez and aide Stephen B. Bull to address logistical arrangements for a scheduled barber appointment. The brief discussion centered on managing the President's immediate availability and coordinating his personal schedule. The interaction concluded quickly as the participants departed to facilitate the President's next engagement.

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Uh, Steve, he said, uh, can't have him sit around with me now.
He wants to give somebody else a quickie, you know, for instance.

NARA Description

On June 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:58 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 531-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 531-17

Date: June 28, 1971
Time: 5:58 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

     [Unintelligible]

Stephen B. Bull entered at 5:58 pm.

     President's schedule
           -Barber

Sanchez and Bull left at 5:58 pm.

Also recorded on June 28, 1971

  • 006-006 5:58 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:58 pm.
  • 531-018 5:58 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:58 pm.
  • 006-007 5:59 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 5:59 pm to 6:01 pm.
  • 531-019 5:59 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:59 pm to 6:15 pm.
  • 006-008 6:45 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:45 pm and 6:47 pm.
  • 531-020 6:45 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:45 pm and 6:47 pm.
  • 531-021 6:46 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 6:46 pm.
  • 006-009 6:47 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone from 6:47 pm to 6:50 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 531-017, June 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/531-017 (accessed October 5, 2026).