Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 601 › Conversation 601-008
Nixon, Sanchez & Bull on Diplomacy and Luis Echeverria Alvarez
Saturday, October 23, 1971 · 11:09 AM–11:14 AM ET · Oval Office · 51 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with Stephen B. Bull and Manolo Sanchez regarding logistical arrangements for an upcoming diplomatic communication. The discussion centered on coordinating an interpreter for a call involving Mexican President Luis Echeverria Alvarez and managing the status of Alexander M. Haig, Jr.'s involvement. Nixon ultimately decided to maintain the same interpretive support structure used during previous interactions to ensure the efficacy of the call.
- Diplomacy
- Luis Echeverria Alvarez
- Alexander M. Haig Jr.
- Logistics
- Interpreter
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NARA Description
On October 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 11:14 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 601-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 601-8
Date: October 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:09 am and 11:14 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez [?] and Stephen B. Bull.
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 33s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Sanchez [?] left at an unknown time before 11:14 am.
UN vote on Taiwan’s expulsion
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
-Interpreter
-Luis Echeverria Alvarez
Bull left at an unknown time before 11:14 am.Also recorded on October 23, 1971
- 601-009 11:09 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 11:09 am and 11:14 am.
- 601-010 11:09 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 11:14 am.
- 601-011 11:09 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 11:14 am.
- 601-012 11:14 AM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, White House operator, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Richard A. Moore, Alexander P. Butterfield, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Donald F. Barnes, and Luis Echeverria Alvarez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:14 am to 11:51 am.
- 012-102 11:18 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 11:18 am to 11:19 am.
- 012-103 11:19 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Luis Echeverria Alvarez talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:19 am and 11:31 am.
- 012-104 11:43 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:43 am and 11:53 am.
- 601-013 11:51 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:51 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 601-008, October 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/601-008 (accessed October 12, 2026).