Nixon White House TapesTape 613 › Conversation 613-007

United States Secret Service agents & Sanchez on Secret Service

Tuesday, November 2, 1971 · 6:55 PM–6:58 PM ET · Oval Office ·2 min

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agents;  Sanchez, ManoloConversation613-007 onTape 613 (tape position 02:38:47–02:41:07)StartTuesday, November 2, 1971 at 6:55 PMEndTuesday, November 2, 1971 at 6:58 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 613-007 ↗

Secret Service agents and White House valet Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics and security protocols for the President's schedule and an upcoming State Dinner. The discussion addressed concerns regarding functional issues with a workplace system and established movement plans. These logistical arrangements ensured the security and transition of the President to his next scheduled engagement.

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I don't care what stops.
I don't care what stops.
I don't care what stops.
I don't care what stops.
Okay, good.
I'm fine.
We have a problem with the system at work.
We have a problem with the system at work.
We have a problem with the system at work.
We have a problem with the system at work.
We have a problem with the system at work.
We have a problem with the system at work.
We have a problem with the system at work.
We have a problem with the system at work.
We have a problem with the system at work.
Yeah, I'm good.
Let's go.

On November 2, 1971, United States Secret Service agents and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:55 pm and 6:58 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 613-007 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 613-7

Date: November 2, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:55 pm and 6:58 pm
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                          NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                      Tape Subject Log
                                        (rev. 10/06)
                                                                     Conv. No. 613-6 (cont.)


Location: Oval Office

Unknown people [Secret Service agents] met.

     The President's schedule
          -Rose Mary Woods

Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 6:55 pm.

          -The President's location

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:58 pm.

     [Unintelligible]

The unknown people left and the President and unknown men entered at an unknown time.


     State Dinner, November 2, 1971

The President and the unknown men left at an unknown time before 6:58 p.m.
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  • 613-004 4:35 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:35 pm and 4:40 pm.
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  • 613-008 6:58 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:58 pm to 7:00 pm.

Conversation 613-007, November 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/613-007 (accessed September 18, 2026).