Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 801 › Conversation 801-020
Nixon, Bull & Sanchez on John B. Connally and White House logistics
Tuesday, October 17, 1972 · 12:50 PM–12:52 PM ET · Oval Office · 32 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull and personal aide Manolo Sanchez to coordinate logistical details regarding his immediate schedule. The discussion centered on the President's upcoming movements between the Oval Office and the Executive Office Building. The primary action item was facilitating a planned meeting with John B. Connally.
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NARA Description
On October 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:52 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 801-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 801-20
Date: October 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:50 pm and 12:52 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull and Manolo Sanchez.
The President’s previous request for Sanchez
The President's schedule
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
-Forthcoming meeting with John B. Connally
-EOB
-Oval Office
Bull and Sanchez left at an unknown time before 12:52 pm.Also recorded on October 17, 1972
- 801-017 12:10 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Rose Mary Woods, Jeanne Squire, Lucille Shriver, Barbara H. Franklin, Henry C. Cashen, II, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:10 pm and 12:22 pm.
- 801-018 12:22 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:22 pm and 12:24 pm.
- 801-019 12:24 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Dr. Carl Laughlin, Dr. William O. Chase, Hal M. Christensen, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., White House photographer, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:24 pm to 12:50 pm.
- 368-001 12:52 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:52 pm and 2:10 pm.
- 368-002 12:52 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:52 pm and 2:10 pm.
- 368-003 12:52 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:52 pm and 2:10 pm.
- 368-004 12:52 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:52 pm and 2:10 pm.
- 801-021 12:52 PM · 10 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:52 pm and 3:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 801-020, 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/801-020 (accessed October 10, 2026).