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Nixon & Sanchez on Pandas and Diplomatic gifts

Thursday, February 17, 1972 · 8:11 AM–8:15 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation674-002 on Tape 674 (tape position 00:02:09–00:08:16)StartThursday, February 17, 1972 at 8:11 AMEndThursday, February 17, 1972 at 8:15 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 674-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to briefly discuss and inspect the details of commemorative panda-themed gifts. The conversation focused on the selection and variety of these items, likely in anticipation of upcoming diplomatic exchanges. No substantive policy decisions were made during this short, informal interaction.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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2:18Well, you'll see that you'll find another one of these pandas.
2:20See there?
2:23Several of them.

NARA Description

On February 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:11 am and 8:15 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 674-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 674-2

Date: February 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:11 am and 8:15 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:15 am.

Also recorded on February 17, 1972

  • 020-102 8:11 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:11 am and 8:28 am.
  • 674-001 8:11 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:11 am and 8:15 am.
  • 674-003 8:15 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:15 am to 8:24 am.
  • 674-004 8:24 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:24 am and 8:28 am.
  • 674-005 8:24 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:24 am and 8:28 am.
  • 674-006 8:24 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:24 am and 8:28 am.
  • 020-103 8:28 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller talked on the telephone from 8:28 am to 8:31 am.
  • 674-007 8:28 AM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:28 am to 8:31 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 674-002, February 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/674-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).