Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 675 › Conversation 675-007

Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential health and Daily routine

Tuesday, February 29, 1972 · 8:10 AM–8:55 AM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation675-007 on Tape 675 (tape position 00:42:43–00:43:41)StartTuesday, February 29, 1972 at 8:10 AMEndTuesday, February 29, 1972 at 8:55 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 675-007 ↗

President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, for a brief informal interaction in the Oval Office. The discussion centered on the President's personal fatigue and his difficulty sleeping, which appears to have influenced his daily outlook or schedule. The exchange was primarily a personal check-in rather than a substantive policy briefing.

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Oh, I'm getting tired.
I guess that's why I couldn't sleep.
You want to do that?
That's why I started out.
Provoked me to do this, huh?

On February 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:10 am and 8:55 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 675-007 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 675-7

Date: February 29, 1972
Timing: Unknown between 8:10 am and 8:55 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 08/29/2022.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[675-007-w001]
[Duration: 11s]

     Greeting

     The President’s schedule

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Sanchez left at an unknown timing before 8:55 am.
  • 675-001 8:10 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:10 am and 8:55 am.
  • 675-002 8:10 AM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:10 am and 8:55 am.
  • 675-003 8:10 AM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:10 am and 8:55 am.
  • 675-004 8:10 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:10 am and 8:55 am.
  • 675-005 8:10 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:10 am and 8:55 am.
  • 675-006 8:10 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:10 am and 8:55 am.
  • 675-008 8:55 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Stephen B. Bull, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, and Hugh Scott met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:55 am and 10:06 am.
  • 675-009 10:06 AM · 29 sec — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 11:45 am.

Conversation 675-007, February 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/675-007 (accessed October 10, 2026).