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Nixon & Sanchez on negotiations and personal staff

Saturday, October 30, 1971 · 12:07 PM–12:09 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation609-012 on Tape 609 (tape position 03:08:54–03:09:13)StartSaturday, October 30, 1971 at 12:07 PMEndSaturday, October 30, 1971 at 12:09 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 609-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and his valet, Manolo Sanchez, discuss the management of personal belongings and professional correspondence, specifically regarding the handling of sensitive documents. The conversation briefly touches on the progress of ongoing external negotiations, with both parties expressing confidence that a breakthrough will occur by the beginning of the new year. The exchange concludes with an agreement on the importance of maintaining direct control over these matters rather than delegating them to staff.

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3:08:54I better get hold of my Colossus before it starts bouncing around.
3:08:56No, but he might give it to one of my staff members.
3:08:59I don't want them to have the doctor.
3:09:00Oh, hell no.
3:09:01Hey, this one.
3:09:01Yes, sir.
3:09:02Well, it sounds tremendous.
3:09:04It's exactly the kind of thing he needs.
3:09:07Well, don't you agree?
3:09:08I think that the president and B.I.
3:09:09are going to break that other negotiation by January 1st.
3:09:12That's what I said.

NARA Description

On October 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:07 pm and 12:09 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 609-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 609-12

Date: October 30, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:07 pm and 12:09 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 12:07 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 609-012, October 30, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/609-012 (accessed September 30, 2026).