Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 578 › Conversation 578-003

Sanchez on Oval Office and Japan

Friday, September 24, 1971 · 9:05 AM–9:52 AM ET · Oval Office · 47 sec

ParticipantsSanchez, Manolo; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation578-003 on Tape 578 (tape position 00:41:19–00:42:58)StartFriday, September 24, 1971 at 9:05 AMEndFriday, September 24, 1971 at 9:52 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 578-003 ↗

AI Summary

Manolo Sanchez met with unidentified individuals in the Oval Office to engage in brief, largely unintelligible discussions. The fragments of dialogue include mentions of Japan and general pleasantries exchanged between the participants. No significant policy decisions or actionable directives were recorded during this short encounter.

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And I don't want to take the situation in other ways, because it's...
It's a little bit too much, but it's a little bit more than I thought.
It depends on our faith.
Good night.
Good night.
Did you come to eat lunch?

NARA Description

On September 24, 1971, Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:05 am and 9:52 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 578-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 578-3

Date: September 24, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:05 am and 9:52 am
Location: Oval Office

Manolo Sanchez met with an unknown people.

     Situation Room

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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 03/14/2020.]
[Unintelligible]
[578-003-w001]
[Duration: 41s]

       Japan [?]

       Greetings

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Sanchez and the unknown people left at an unknown time before 9:32 am.

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  • 578-004 9:52 AM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John B. Connally, and Arthur F. Burns met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:52 am to 10:29 am.
  • 077-003 9:53 AM · 7 min — George P. Shultz, Milton Friedman, and unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:53 am and 11:03 am.
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  • 578-005 10:33 AM · 1 hr 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, Milton Friedman, George P. Shultz, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:33 am to 11:44 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 578-003, September 24, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/578-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).