Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 637 › Conversation 637-013
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Oval Office
Friday, December 10, 1971 · 11:14 AM–12:04 PM ET · Oval Office · 34 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office. The brief interaction consisted primarily of ambient room noise and muffled background conversation, precluding any substantive policy discussion or administrative decision-making. No official actions or strategic developments were recorded during this encounter.
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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 637-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 637-013 Date: December 12, 1971 Time: Unknown between 11:14 am and 12:04 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ********************************************************************** [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 07/16/2019. Segment cleared for release.] [Personal Returnable] [637-013-w001] [Duration: 34s] [This portion of the tape is mostly room noise with some muffled background conversation. ] ********************************************************************** 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.
- 637-012 11:14 AM · 10 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 637-013, 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/637-013 (accessed October 5, 2026).