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Bull, Sanchez & United States Secret Service agents on Oval Office operations

Friday, July 28, 1972 · 1:10 PM–1:43 PM ET · Oval Office · 20 sec

ParticipantsBull, Stephen B.; Sanchez, Manolo; United States Secret Service agentsConversation756-016 on Tape 756StartFriday, July 28, 1972 at 1:10 PMEndFriday, July 28, 1972 at 1:43 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 756-016 ↗

Stephen B. Bull, Manolo Sanchez, and Secret Service personnel gathered in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics regarding the President’s location and schedule. The participants discussed the President's upcoming return to the office and specifically requested that the door be kept shut. These brief administrative arrangements were intended to maintain the security and operational flow of the President’s workspace.

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On July 28, 1972, Stephen B. Bull, Manolo Sanchez, and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 1:43 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 756-016 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 756-16

Date: July 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:10 pm and 1:46 pm
Location: Oval Office

Stephen B. Bull met with Manolo Sanches and an unknown person [Secret Service agent?].

     The President’s location

      Request that door be shut

      The President’s schedule
           -Return to Oval Office

Bull, Sanchez, and the unknown person left at an unknown time before 1:43 pm.
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Conversation 756-016, July 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/756-016 (accessed October 27, 2026).