Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 630 › Conversation 630-004
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal time and White House staff
Monday, December 6, 1971 · 12:32 PM–12:35 PM ET · Oval Office · 4 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss upcoming scheduling arrangements. During this brief encounter, the President signaled his intention to step away from his duties to focus on personal rest and recuperation. The conversation primarily served to coordinate these private plans and ensure the President would be undisturbed for a period.
- Manolo Sanchez
- Presidential schedule
- Personal time
- White House staff
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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 12:32 pm and 12:35 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 630-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 630-004
Date: December 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:32 pm and 12:35 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Schedule
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 12:35 pm.Also recorded on December 6, 1971
- 016-020 12:18 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Romana A. Banuelos talked on the telephone from 12:18 pm to 12:19 pm.
- 016-021 12:19 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:19 pm and 12:49 pm.
- 016-022 12:19 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:19 pm and 12:49 pm.
- 630-005 12:32 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:32 pm and 12:35 pm.
- 630-006 12:35 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:35 pm to 12:39 pm.
- 630-007 12:39 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, White House operator, Alexander P. Butterfield, Milton R. Young, Stephen B. Bull, Willard Edwards, the White House photographer, and unknown person(s) from a National Broadcasting Channel (NBC) film crew met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:39 pm to 12:59 pm.
- 016-023 12:49 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Milton R. Young talked on the telephone from 12:49 pm to 12:50 pm.
- 016-024 12:50 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 1:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 630-004, 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/630-004 (accessed October 11, 2026).