Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 637 › Conversation 637-012

Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Presidential valet

Friday, December 10, 1971 · 11:14 AM–12:04 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation637-012 on Tape 637 (tape position 02:09:31–02:09:42)StartFriday, December 10, 1971 at 11:14 AMEndFriday, December 10, 1971 at 12:04 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 637-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held an informal meeting in the Oval Office with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez. The interaction was brief and largely personal in nature, concluding shortly after a short segment of the recording was withdrawn for privacy reasons. No major policy decisions or significant administrative actions resulted from this discussion.

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Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On December 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:14 am and 12:04 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 637-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 637-12

Date: December 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:14 am and 12:04 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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                          NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                     Tape Subject Log
                                       (rev. 10/06)
                                                               Conv. No. 637-12 (cont.)



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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 8s ]


END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 12:04 pm.

Also recorded on December 10, 1971

  • 637-007 10:37 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:37 am and 11:04 am.
  • 637-008 10:37 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:37 am and 11:04 am.
  • 637-009 10:37 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:37 am and 11:04 am.
  • 635-008 10:51 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:51 am to 11:12 am.
  • 637-011 11:04 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:04 am to 11:14 am.
  • 635-009 11:13 AM · 47 min — President Richard M. Nixon, W. Allen Wallis, Frederick Mostellar, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:13 am to 12:00 pm.
  • 637-013 11:14 AM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:14 am and 12:04 pm.
  • 637-018 11:14 AM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:14 am and 12:04 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 637-012, December 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/637-012 (accessed October 5, 2026).