Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 609 › Conversation 609-012

Nixon & Sanchez on negotiations and personal staff

Saturday, October 30, 1971 · 12:07 PM–12:09 PM ET · Oval Office · 22 sec

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 ↗

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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.

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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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[Duration: 13s ]

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

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I better get hold of my Columns, because it starts bouncing around.
No, but he might give it to one of my staff members.
I don't want them to have the doctor.
Oh, we all know.
Yes, sir.
Well, it sounds tremendous.
It's exactly the kind of thing he needs.
Well, don't you agree?
I think that the president and B.I.
are going to break that other negotiation by January 3rd, and by September 3rd, which is the same way.
Yes, sir.

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  • 609-008 11:16 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:16 am to 11:19 am.
  • 609-009 11:19 AM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:19 am and 11:20 am.
  • 609-010 11:20 AM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:20 am to 11:21 am.
  • 609-011 11:21 AM · 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:21 am to 12:07 pm.
  • 609-013 12:09 PM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:09 pm to 12:37 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 November 14, 2026).