Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 634 › Conversation 634-008
Nixon, Sanchez & Bull on Jaime Arguelles and Alexander M. Haig Jr.
Thursday, December 9, 1971 · 3:29 PM–3:32 PM ET · Oval Office · 21 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal aide Manolo Sanchez and staffer Stephen B. Bull to discuss a scheduled engagement with Ambassador Jaime Arguelles. The brief exchange focused on coordinating the logistics of the meeting, with mention of General Alexander M. Haig, Jr.'s involvement in the arrangements. No major policy decisions were reached, as the conversation served primarily as a brief administrative coordination regarding the President's daily schedule.
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NARA Description
On December 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:29 pm and 3:32 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 634-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 634-8
Date: December 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:29 pm and 3:32 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez and Stephen B. Bull.
Jaime Arguelles meeting
-Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Sanchez and Bull left at an unknown time before 3:32 pm.Also recorded on December 9, 1971
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- 016-075 2:48 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:48 pm and 7:42 pm.
- 634-006 2:59 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:59 pm to 3:00 pm.
- 634-007 3:00 PM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Hubert Maga, Sophia K. Porson, White House photographer, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:00 pm to 3:29 pm.
- 634-009 3:32 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Jaime Arguelles, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:32 pm to 3:36 pm.
- 634-010 3:36 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:36 pm and 3:57 pm.
- 634-011 3:57 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:57 pm to 3:59 pm.
- 634-012 4:00 PM · 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vladimir V. Marskevich, Yuli M. Vorontsov, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:00 pm to 4:41 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 634-008, December 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/634-008 (accessed October 12, 2026).