Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 639 › Conversation 639-012
Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office and Presidential staff
Saturday, December 18, 1971 · 2:06 PM–2:10 PM ET · Oval Office · 21 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office for a brief, informal interaction. The discussion primarily involved routine administrative tasks and the President checking on the status of incoming communications. The brief exchange concluded shortly after without any significant policy developments or major decisions.
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NARA Description
On December 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:06 pm and 2:10 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 639-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 639-012
Date: December 18, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:06 pm and 2:10 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 06/14/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[639-012-w001]
[Duration: 20s]
Request
-Coat
The President’s schedule
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:10 pm.Also recorded on December 18, 1971
- 016-111 1:40 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 1:40 pm to 1:46 pm.
- 016-112 1:46 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 639-013 2:06 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:06 pm and 2:10 pm.
- 639-014 2:10 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:10 pm to 2:31 pm.
- 639-031 2:31 PM · 33 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 5:05 pm.
- 310-001 2:32 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 310-002 2:32 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 310-003 2:32 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 639-012, December 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/639-012 (accessed October 10, 2026).