Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 629 › Conversation 629-004
Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential valet and Personal items
Monday, December 6, 1971 · 9:00 AM–9:07 AM ET · Oval Office · 16 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to receive a personal item Sanchez had retrieved following a previous engagement. The brief exchange confirms the fulfillment of a prior promise made by the President regarding the recovery of this object. No substantive policy matters or major political decisions were addressed during this short interaction.
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NARA Description
On December 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:07 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 629-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 629-4
Date: December 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:00 am and 9:07 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Unknown found item
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:07 am.Also recorded on December 6, 1971
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- 629-002 9:00 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:07 am.
- 629-003 9:00 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:07 am.
- 016-012 9:07 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 9:07 am to 9:09 am.
- 629-005 9:07 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:07 am to 9:09 am.
- 016-013 9:09 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:09 am and 9:19 am.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 629-004, December 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/629-004 (accessed October 10, 2026).