Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 709 › Conversation 709-007

Nixon & Sanchez on White House administration and Presidential records

Monday, April 17, 1972 · 8:36 AM–8:58 AM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation709-007 on Tape 709 (tape position 00:19:11–00:22:20)StartMonday, April 17, 1972 at 8:36 AMEndMonday, April 17, 1972 at 8:58 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 709-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard M. Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to dictate a series of memoranda for the executive record. This brief encounter served as a routine administrative session for the President to formalize notes or instructions for his files. The meeting concluded when Sanchez departed the office shortly before 9:00 am.

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NARA Description

On April 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 8:58 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 709-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 709-7

Date: April 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:36 am and 8:58 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

     Tape of memoranda for the file

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:58 am.

Also recorded on April 17, 1972

  • 709-001 8:36 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 8:58 am.
  • 709-002 8:36 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 8:58 am.
  • 709-003 8:36 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 8:58 am.
  • 709-004 8:36 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 8:58 am.
  • 709-005 8:36 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 8:58 am.
  • 709-006 8:36 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 8:58 am.
  • 709-008 8:58 AM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:58 am to 9:34 am.
  • 709-009 9:35 AM · 56 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:35 am to 10:32 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 709-007, April 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/709-007 (accessed October 12, 2026).