Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 675 › Conversation 675-015
United States Secret Service agents & Sanchez on Secret Service
Tuesday, February 29, 1972 · 12:02 PM–1:20 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 min
AI Summary
United States Secret Service agents and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office for a brief, informal gathering characterized largely by background noise and unintelligible dialogue. The exchange consisted primarily of lighthearted social pleasantries and a brief logistical confirmation regarding the President’s location in the Cabinet Room. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions were recorded during this session.
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NARA Description
On February 29, 1972, United States Secret Service agents, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:02 pm and 1:20 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 675-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 675-15
Date: February 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:02 pm and 1:20 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown people [Secret Service agents] and Manolo Sanchez met.
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 08/30/2022.]
[Unintelligible]
[675-015-w001]
[Duration: 13s]
Greetings
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An unknown agent talked with an unknown person at an unknown time between 12:02 pm and
1:20 pm.
[Conversation No. 675-15A]
The President’s location
-Cabinet Room
[End of telephone conversation]
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 08/30/2022.]
[Unintelligible]
[675-015-w002]
[Duration: 1m 41s]
[This portion of the tape is mostly room noise with some muffled background conversation.]
**************************************************************************Also recorded on February 29, 1972
- 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.
- 092-001 10:07 AM · 1 hr 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including Allen J. Ellender, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Robert C. Byrd, J. William Fulbright, John C. Stennis, Gale W. McGee, Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Margaret Chase Smith, George D. Aiken, Milton R. Young, Barry M. Goldwater, F. Edward Hébert, Dr. Thomas E. ("Doc") Morgan, George H. Mahon, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, William S. Mailliard, Frank T. Bow, Henry A. Kissinger, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Richard K. Cook, Thomas C. Korologos, Ronald L. Ziegler, William P. Rogers, Marshall Green, White House photographer, and members of the press, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 10:07 am to 11:45 am.
- 675-010 11:45 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:45 am to 11:59 am.
- 675-011 12:01 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:01 pm to 12:02 pm.
- 093-001 12:02 PM · 1 hr 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Cabinet officers and staffers, including William P. Rogers, John B. Connally, Melvin R. Laird, John N. Mitchell, Rogers C. B. Morton, J. Philip Campbell, Peter G. Peterson, James D. Hodgson, Elliot L. Richardson, George W. Romney, John A. Volpe, David M. Kennedy, George P. Shultz, George H. W. Bush, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, Henry A. Kissinger, Peter M. Flanigan, Clark MacGregor, Dr. Edward E. David, Jr., Herbert G. Klein, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander P. Butterfield, John A. Scali, Harry S. Dent, Frederic V. Malek, William L. Safire, Charles W. Colson, General Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Robert J. Brown, Dwight L. Chapin, Virginia H. Knauer, Rose Mary Woods, John A. Hannah, Richard M. Helms, Frank J. Shakespeare, Herbert Stein, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Maurice H. Stans, Arthur J. Sohmer, and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 12:02 pm to 1:20 pm.
- 675-012 1:20 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:28 pm.
- 675-013 1:28 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Peter G. Peterson, Jim Peterson, Holly Peterson, Michael Peterson, William P. Rogers, John B. Connally, Melvin R. Laird, John N. Mitchell, Rogers C. B. Morton, James D. Hodgson, Elliot L. Richardson, George W. Romney, John A. Volpe, David M. Kennedy, George P. Shultz, George H. W. Bush, James T. Lynn, Mrs. James T. Lynn, Brandon W. Sweitzer, Jean Braden, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald H. Walker, Gerald Reilly, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:28 pm to 1:37 pm.
- 675-014 1:38 PM · 56 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Ronald L. Ziegler, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:38 pm to 2:42 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 675-015, 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/675-015 (accessed October 10, 2026).