Nixon White House TapesTape 666 › Conversation 666-009

Bull on Secret Service and Manolo Sanchez

Monday, February 7, 1972 · 12:18 PM–12:23 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsBull, Stephen B.;  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation666-009 onTape 666 (tape position 02:38:08–02:39:21)StartMonday, February 7, 1972 at 12:18 PMEndMonday, February 7, 1972 at 12:23 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 666-009 ↗

Stephen B. Bull met with Secret Service agents in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics and confirm the location of White House valet Manolo Sanchez, who was stationed in the Cabinet Room. The conversation consisted of brief, largely unintelligible logistical exchanges regarding staff placement and scheduling. No major policy decisions were made during this short administrative interaction.

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2:37:58You know, my dad's already, wherever he's at now, he's preaching at the present part of the game, and I've always wanted to hear what he's saying.
2:38:06No, no, no.
2:38:08Yeah.
2:38:08Oh, jeez.
2:38:08Call the right side.
2:38:11Thank you.

On February 7, 1972, Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:18 pm and 12:23 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 666-009 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 666-9

Date: February 7, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:18 pm and 12:23 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown men [Secret Service agents] met.

     Manolo Sanchez’s location
         -Cabinet Room

     [Unintelligible]

An unknown agent talked with an unknown person at an unknown time after 12:18 pm.

[Conversation No. 666-9A]

     [Unintelligible]

[End of telephone conversation]

     [Unintelligible]

The agents left at an unknown time before 12:23 pm.
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  • 666-003 11:54 AM · 2 min — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 12:23 pm.
  • 666-004 11:54 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 12:23 pm.
  • 666-005 11:54 AM · 1 min — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 12:23 pm.
  • 090-004 12:18 PM — Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:18 pm on February 7, 1972 and 11:22 am on February 9, 1972.
  • 666-010 12:18 PM · 46 sec — Stephen B. Bull and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:18 pm and 12:23 pm.
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Conversation 666-009, February 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/666-009 (accessed September 18, 2026).