Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 589 › Conversation 589-003
Sanchez on White House logistics and Travel arrangements
Tuesday, October 12, 1971 · 5:53 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
Manolo Sanchez and unidentified individuals met with President Nixon in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics regarding the President’s upcoming schedule and travel locations. The participants discussed necessary administrative arrangements and confirmation of travel plans. No major policy decisions were recorded during this brief logistical exchange.
Audio
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NARA Description
On October 12, 1971, unknown person(s) and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:53 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 589-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 589-3
Date: October 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:53 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown people met.
The President’s schedule
-Location
Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 5:53 pm.
The President’s schedule
-Location
Sanchez, et al. left at an unknown time before 11:59 pm.Also recorded on October 12, 1971
- 588-020 2:26 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:26 pm and 2:34 pm.
- 588-021 2:31 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:31 pm to 2:45 pm.
- 079-001 4:19 PM · 1 hr — President Richard M. Nixon and Cabinet officers and staffers, including William P. Rogers met with Charls E. Walker, Melvin R. Laird, John N. Mitchell, Rogers C. B. Morton, Clifford M. Hardin, Maurice H. Stans, James D. Hodgson, Elliot L. Richardson, George W. Romney, John A. Volpe, George P. Shultz, Robert H. Finch, Donald H. Rumsfeld, George H. W. Bush, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, Henry A. Kissinger, Peter M. Flanigan, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Peter G. Peterson, Herbert G. Klein, Arnold R. Weber, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander P. Butterfield, Robert J. Brown, Robert J. Dole, Paul W. McCracken, and unknown person(s), met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 4:19 pm and 10:22 pm.
- 589-001 4:20 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, John N. Mitchell, John D. Ehrlichman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:20 pm and 4:37 pm.
- 079-003 5:28 PM — United States Secret Service agents and Manolo Sanchez [?] met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 5:28 pm and 10:15 pm.
- 079-004 5:28 PM — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 5:28 pm and 10:15 pm.
- 079-005 5:28 PM · 53 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 5:28 pm and 10:15 pm.
- 589-002 5:28 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Stephen B. Bull, unknown person(s), Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, and Elliot L. Richardson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:28 pm to 5:53 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 589-003, October 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/589-003 (accessed October 25, 2026).