Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 801 › Conversation 801-008
Sanchez & United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service
Tuesday, October 17, 1972 · 11:06 AM–11:21 AM ET · Oval Office · 44 sec
AI Summary
Secret Service agents and personal aide Manolo Sanchez convened in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics while President Nixon was located in the Cabinet Room. The discussion primarily focused on managing the President's upcoming schedule with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The group also addressed operational protocols, including a request to close the office door and instructions to minimize microphone noise near the President's dog.
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NARA Description
On October 17, 1972, United States Secret Service agents and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 11:21 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 801-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 801-8
Date: October 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:06 am and 11:21 am
Location: Oval Office
Unknown men [Secret Service agents] met.
The President’s location
-Cabinet Room
Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 11:06 am.
Request to close door
The President’s schedule
-Ronald L. Ziegler
[Unintelligible]
The unknown agents and Sanchez left at an unknown time before 11:21 am.Also recorded on October 17, 1972
- 108-004 11:06 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and members of the National Advisory Council for Drug Abuse Prevention, including James Q. Wilson, Wade Coleman, Richard S. Wilbur, Donald E. Johnson, Carl D. Chambers, Robert L. DuPont, Phyllis Harrison-Ross, Audrey R. Holliday, John J. Marchi, Beny J. Primm, Michael J. Quinn, Gale E. Sayers, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., Richard H. Nordahl, Lee W. Gladden, Geoffrey C. Shepard, Dr. Jerome H. Jaffe, Myles J. Ambrose, Dr. Merlin K. ("Morty") DuVal, and Richard L. Harkness, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 11:21 am.
- 031-100 11:22 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:22 am.
- 801-009 11:22 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:22 am.
- 801-010 11:22 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 11:24 am.
- 031-101 11:24 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:24 am.
- 801-011 11:24 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:24 am.
- 801-012 11:24 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:26 am.
- 801-013 11:24 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:26 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 801-008, October 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/801-008 (accessed September 25, 2026).