Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 567 › Conversation 567-003

Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and White House personal operations

Saturday, September 4, 1971 · 8:46 AM–8:53 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation567-003 on Tape 567 (tape position 00:05:44–00:06:01)StartSaturday, September 4, 1971 at 8:46 AMEndSaturday, September 4, 1971 at 8:53 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 567-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief meeting with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office. The discussion was primarily personal in nature, as indicated by the withdrawal of the conversation's content under privacy-related restrictions. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were recorded during this short interaction.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On September 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:46 am and 8:53 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 567-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 567-3

Date: September 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:46 am and 8:53 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 9s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:53 am.

Also recorded on September 4, 1971

  • 567-001 8:46 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:46 am and 8:53 am.
  • 567-002 8:46 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:46 am and 8:53 am.
  • 567-004 8:46 AM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:46 am and 8:53 am.
  • 567-005 8:46 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Dwight L. Chapin met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:46 am and 8:53 am.
  • 567-006 8:46 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:46 am and 8:53 am.
  • 567-007 8:46 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:46 am and 8:53 am.
  • 567-008 8:53 AM · 1 hr 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and John N. Mitchell met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:53 am to 10:09 am.
  • 567-009 10:09 AM · 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Carlos Sanz de Santamaria, Arnold Nachmanoff, White House photographer, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:09 am to 10:47 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 567-003, September 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/567-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).