Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 627 › Conversation 627-012

Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office

Wednesday, December 1, 1971 · 12:37 PM–1:15 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation627-012 on Tape 627 (tape position 02:32:25–02:34:59)StartWednesday, December 1, 1971 at 12:37 PMEndWednesday, December 1, 1971 at 1:15 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 627-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held an informal meeting in the Oval Office with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez. The interaction was primarily personal in nature, as indicated by the withdrawal of sensitive material classified as a personal returnable. No significant policy discussions or official administrative decisions occurred during this brief encounter.

Audio

part B, 30:21

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This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the players above hold the full tape, shared with neighbouring conversations. By the archivists' log it runs from 02:32:25 to 02:34:59 into the tape; their log often drifts a minute or two from the audio, so listen for the subjects in the finding aid.

NARA Description

On December 1, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 1:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 627-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 627-12

Date: December 1, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:37 pm and 1:15 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 10s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:15 pm

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Also recorded on December 1, 1971

  • 627-009 11:46 AM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, and James Harvey met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:46 am to 12:26 pm.
  • 015-179 12:15 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and James Harvey talked on the telephone from 12:15 pm to 12:20 pm.
  • 015-180 12:21 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:21 pm.
  • 015-181 12:27 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Clarence J. Brown talked on the telephone from 12:27 pm to 12:37 pm.
  • 627-010 12:27 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clarence J. Brown met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:27 pm to 12:37 pm.
  • 627-011 12:37 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 1:15 pm.
  • 627-013 1:15 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:15 pm to 1:17 pm.
  • 627-014 1:17 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:17 pm and 1:22 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 627-012, December 1, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/627-012 (accessed November 1, 2026).