Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 558 › Conversation 558-011
Nixon & Sanchez on Diplomatic appointments and Personal staff
Monday, August 9, 1971 · 6:18 PM–6:21 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, for a brief, informal discussion regarding his schedule and personal matters. The conversation shifted between lighthearted observations about diplomatic appointments and a brief, cryptic reflection on maintaining resolve in the face of ongoing challenges. The meeting concluded with Nixon extending a social invitation for lunch to Sanchez's wife.
- Presidential scheduling
- Diplomatic appointments
- Personal staff
- White House social functions
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On August 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:18 pm and 6:21 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 558-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 558-11
Date: August 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:18 pm and 6:21 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
The President's schedule
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:21 pm.Also recorded on August 9, 1971
- 558-008 5:00 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:02 pm.
- 558-009 5:02 PM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, George P. Shultz, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:02 pm to 5:44 pm.
- 558-010 5:44 PM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ellsworth F. Bunker, Henry A. Kissinger, White House photographer, Stephen B. Bull, unknown person(s), and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:44 pm to 6:18 pm.
- 007-079 5:47 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 5:47 pm to 5:48 pm.
- 007-080 5:48 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:48 pm and 8:06 pm.
- 558-012 6:18 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:18 pm and 6:21 pm.
- 558-013 6:21 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:21 pm to 6:28 pm.
- 558-014 6:28 PM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:28 pm and 11:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 558-011, August 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/558-011 (accessed October 11, 2026).