Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 665 › Conversation 665-004

Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff

Thursday, February 3, 1972 · 11:33 AM–11:53 AM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation665-004 on Tape 665 (tape position 02:12:11–02:13:31)StartThursday, February 3, 1972 at 11:33 AMEndThursday, February 3, 1972 at 11:53 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 665-004 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to discuss logistical details regarding the President's upcoming schedule. The conversation focused on managing the daily itinerary and coordinating professional obligations. No significant policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.

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On February 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:33 am and 11:53 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 665-004 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 665-4

Date: February 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:33 am and 11:53 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

     President’s schedule

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 11:33 am.
  • 020-043 9:52 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 9:52 am to 9:55 am.
  • 020-044 9:55 AM · 12 sec — the White House operator and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 12:49 pm.
  • 665-002 10:53 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:53 am.
  • 665-003 10:53 AM · 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ellsworth F. Bunker, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:53 am to 11:33 am.
  • 665-005 11:33 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:33 am and 11:53 am.
  • 665-006 11:53 AM · 1 hr 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:53 am to 1:30 pm.
  • 020-045 12:49 PM · 3 min — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:49 pm to 12:51 pm.
  • 665-007 1:30 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:30 pm and 2:25 pm.

Conversation 665-004, February 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/665-004 (accessed September 30, 2026).