Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 643 › Conversation 643-004

Nixon & Sanchez on Medical appointment

Monday, January 3, 1972 · 2:10 PM–2:17 PM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation643-004 on Tape 643 (tape position 00:15:02–00:15:28)StartMonday, January 3, 1972 at 2:10 PMEndMonday, January 3, 1972 at 2:17 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 643-004 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417183193 ↗

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NARA Description

On January 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 2:17 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 643-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 643-4
Date: January 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:10 pm and 2:17 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 05/03/2022.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[643-004-w001]
[Duration: 17s]

       Dogs

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:17 pm.

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Now, there you are.
Go on and play.
Excuse me, sir.
You got a big doctor ready to come?
Yes, sir.
In a few minutes, I go to Lego 3.
Yeah.
To make sure they are all ready, sir.
Now, you can go.
Yes, sir.

Also recorded on January 3, 1972

  • 642-028 12:46 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 2:07 pm.
  • 643-003 2:07 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Jack J. Dreyfus, Jr., and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:07 pm to 2:10 pm.
  • 643-005 2:10 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 2:17 pm.
  • 643-006 2:10 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 2:17 pm.
  • 643-007 2:10 PM · 1 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 2:10 pm and 2:17 pm.
  • 643-008 2:17 PM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, unknown person(s), Manolo Sanchez, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:17 pm to 3:07 pm.
  • 018-108 2:58 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rogers C. B. Morton talked on the telephone from 2:58 pm to 3:00 pm.
  • 643-010 3:07 PM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry Ford, II, Edwin D. Etherington, Charles W. Colson, Rayburn D. Hanzlik, White House photographer, Stephen B. Bull, Manolo Sanchez, and Peter G. Peterson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:07 pm to 3:40 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 643-004, January 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417183193). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/643-004 (accessed November 2, 2026).