Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 628 › Conversation 628-001

Nixon, Bull & Sanchez on Henry Kissinger and Personal staff

Thursday, December 2, 1971 · 11:31 AM–11:35 AM ET · Oval Office · 57 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]; Bull, Stephen B.; Sanchez, ManoloConversation628-001 on Tape 628 (tape position 00:01:40–00:04:59)StartThursday, December 2, 1971 at 11:31 AMEndThursday, December 2, 1971 at 11:35 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 628-001 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417180125 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull and Manolo Sanchez to coordinate his daily agenda and prepare for an upcoming meeting with Henry Kissinger. The participants briefly discussed administrative scheduling and logistical details regarding the President's personal affairs, including the behavior of his dogs during a potential trip to Florida. The exchange focused primarily on managing the President's time and ensuring that his upcoming engagement with Kissinger proceeded as requested.

Audio

Download MP3 · 2.2 MB

NARA Description

On December 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:31 am and 11:35 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 628-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 628-1

Date: December 2, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:31 am and 11:35 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man.
[The recording begins at an unknown time while the conversation is already in progress]

     The quality of an item [?]

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 11:35 am.

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 11:31 am.

     The President's schedule
          -Henry A. Kissinger meeting
               -Time

Bull left at an unknown time before 11:35 am.

Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 11:31 am.

**********************************************************************

[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 04/20/2022.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[628-001-w001]
[Duration: 37s]

       The President’s schedule
              -Trip to Florida [?]
                      -Dogs
                              -King Timahoe
                              -Pasha
                              -Behavior

**********************************************************************

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 11:35 am.

Transcript (AI-generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.

Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data

Click a timestamp to play from that point; the page address then links to that moment (e.g. #t=125).

Yeah.
He's beautiful, too.
Yeah, what's his name?
Dr. Kissinger's requested to see you before noon.
Would you like him for a minute?
Yeah.
We're talking about a question.
So, would you like me to go ahead, or will you go with me, sir?
Thank you.
Sir, I suggest that you take this time to see how the human beings in the room will function.
Yeah.
And how they behave.
First of all, for example, then maybe you've got to go ahead, don't you think?
Yes, I think so, sir.
It doesn't mean it's better.
Huh?
Maybe it's better if you don't have much space, but if you don't have much space, it's hard to go ahead.

Also recorded on December 2, 1971

  • 015-197 11:31 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:31 am and 12:15 pm.
  • 628-002 11:35 AM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:35 am to 12:13 pm.
  • 628-003 12:13 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:13 pm.
  • 015-198 12:15 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Frances (Grant) Bennett talked on the telephone from 12:15 pm to 12:17 pm.
  • 628-004 12:15 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Frances (Grant) Bennett met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:15 pm to 12:17 pm.
  • 628-005 12:17 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:21 pm.
  • 628-006 12:21 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:21 pm to 12:43 pm.
  • 628-007 12:43 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:45 pm.

All 34 conversations from December 2, 1971 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 628-001, December 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417180125). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/628-001 (accessed November 1, 2026).