Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 611 › Conversation 611-001

Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential travel and Briefcase

Tuesday, November 2, 1971 · 8:15 AM–8:43 AM ET · Oval Office · 2 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation611-001 on Tape 611 (tape position 00:05:42–00:07:53)StartTuesday, November 2, 1971 at 8:15 AMEndTuesday, November 2, 1971 at 8:43 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 611-001 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417179461 ↗

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On November 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:15 am and 8:43 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 611-001 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 611-1

Date: November 2, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:15 am and 8:43 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

     Briefcase

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:43 am.

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  • 013-063 8:43 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:43 am and 9:19 am.
  • 611-002 8:43 AM · 56 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:43 am to 9:32 am.
  • 013-064 9:19 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 9:19 am to 9:20 am.
  • 611-003 9:32 AM · 1 hr 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:32 am to 10:45 am.
  • 611-004 10:50 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:50 am to 10:59 am.
  • 611-005 10:59 AM · 1 hr 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William McMahon, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:59 am to 12:24 pm.
  • 611-006 12:24 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:24 pm and 12:27 pm.
  • 611-007 12:27 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:27 pm and 12:31 pm.

Conversation 611-001, November 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417179461). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/611-001 (accessed November 14, 2026).