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Nixon, Bull & Sanchez on Jon M. Huntsman and White House logistics

Thursday, January 13, 1972 · 2:14 PM–2:16 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Sanchez, ManoloConversation647-018 on Tape 647 (tape position 03:55:02–03:55:20)StartThursday, January 13, 1972 at 2:14 PMEndThursday, January 13, 1972 at 2:16 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 647-018 ↗

President Nixon met briefly with White House aide Stephen B. Bull to review his daily schedule, specifically regarding an upcoming appointment with Jon M. Huntsman. Following Bull's departure, the President spoke with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to coordinate a request for food. These brief interactions reflect the administrative and logistical management of the President's immediate agenda and personal needs.

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3:54:43And I know this is part of the intent they need at the moment.

On January 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:14 pm and 2:16 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 647-018 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 647-18

Date: January 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:14 pm and 2:16 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Schedule
          -Jon M. Huntsman

Bull left at an unknown time before 2:16 pm.

The President talked with Manolo Sanchez at an unknown time between 2:14 pm and 2:16 pm.

[Conversation No. 647-18A]

     Request for food
         -Timing

[End of telephone conversation]
  • 647-019 2:16 PM · 6 min — Jon M. Huntsman, Mrs. Jon M. Huntsman, Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., Paul Huntsman, Kathleen Huntsman, Kristina Huntsman, James Huntsman, Paul Huntsman, David Huntsman, Alexander P. Butterfield, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:16 pm to 2:21 pm.
  • 647-020 2:22 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:22 pm.
  • 647-021 2:22 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, Ronald L. Ziegler, and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:22 pm and 2:34 pm.
  • 647-022 2:22 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:22 pm and 2:34 pm.
  • 018-077 2:34 PM · 1 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:34 pm and 2:45 pm.
  • 314-001 2:34 PM · 1 hr 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, James D. ("Don") Hughes, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:34 pm to 3:41 pm.
  • 018-078 2:45 PM · 46 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and James D. ("Don") Hughes talked on the telephone at 2:45 pm.
  • 018-079 2:45 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:45 pm.

Conversation 647-018, January 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/647-018 (accessed September 30, 2026).