Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 667 › Conversation 667-002

Nixon, Bull & Sanchez on Oval Office and White House taping system

Tuesday, February 8, 1972 · 12:20 PM–5:13 PM ET · Oval Office ·27 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.;  Sanchez, ManoloConversation667-002 onTape 667 (tape position 01:57:49–01:58:47)StartTuesday, February 8, 1972 at 12:20 PMEndTuesday, February 8, 1972 at 5:13 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 667-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull and personal valet Manolo Sanchez to discuss the logistics and placement of a microphone within the Oval Office. The conversation focused on identifying a concealed location for the recording device to ensure it remained hidden during future proceedings. No major policy decisions were made, as the dialogue was limited to technical coordination regarding the physical installation of the equipment.

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There is like a hidden way down there.

NARA Description

On February 8, 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 12:20 pm and 5:13 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 667-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 667-2

Date: February 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:20 pm and 5:13 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull and Manolo Sanchez.

     Microphone
          -Location

     Work with unknown person

Sanchez and Bull left at an unknown time before 5:13 pm.

Also recorded on February 8, 1972

  • 667-004 12:20 PM · 30 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:20 pm and 5:13 pm.
  • 320-007 12:23 PM · 5 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 12:23 pm and 12:28 pm.
  • 320-008 12:23 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:23 pm and 12:28 pm.
  • 020-057 12:28 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. Walter Riland talked on the telephone from 12:28 pm to 12:29 pm.
  • 320-009 12:28 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Dr. W. Kenneth Riland met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:28 pm to 12:29 pm.
  • 320-010 12:29 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 2:31 pm.
  • 320-011 12:29 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 2:31 pm.
  • 320-012 12:29 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 2:31 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 667-002, February 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/667-002 (accessed September 18, 2026).