Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 562 › Conversation 562-004
Nixon, Sanchez & Bull on Unemployment and Economic history
Thursday, August 12, 1971 · 12:24 PM–12:25 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull engaged in a brief discussion comparing the economic climate and unemployment patterns of the early 1960s with those of 1971. The participants analyzed the nature of unemployment, noting that the current situation involved more localized, structural issues compared to the broader economic distress of the prior decade. The conversation concluded with Nixon expressing resolve regarding his administration's ongoing economic policies and communication strategy.
- Unemployment
- Economic history
- Structural unemployment
- Economic policy
- Labor market
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On August 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:24 pm to 12:25 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 562-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 562-4
Date: August 12, 1971
Time: 12:24-12:25 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
President's schedule
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
Stephen B. Bull entered at 12:24 pm.
Bull's schedule
Sanchez and Bull left at 12:25 pm.Also recorded on August 12, 1971
- 007-112 12:01 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 12:01 pm to 12:12 pm.
- 562-003 12:15 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Harold C. Passer, Charles W. Colson, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:15 pm to 12:24 pm.
- 562-005 12:25 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Arnold R. Weber, George P. Shultz, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:25 pm to 12:44 pm.
- 562-006 12:45 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, John W. Dean, III, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:45 pm to 1:17 pm.
- 562-007 1:17 PM · 34 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 1:17 pm on August 12, 1971 and 8:59 am on August 13, 1971.
- 273-001 1:20 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 2:31 pm.
- 273-002 1:20 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 2:31 pm.
- 273-003 1:20 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 2:31 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 562-004, August 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/562-004 (accessed October 9, 2026).