Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 808 › Conversation 808-011

Nixon, Sanchez & Bull on Oval Office photo session and Public relations

Friday, October 27, 1972 · 3:43 PM–3:44 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Phillip V.; Sanchez, Josefina; White House photographer; Bull, Stephen B.Conversation808-011 on Tape 808StartFriday, October 27, 1972 at 3:43 PMEndFriday, October 27, 1972 at 3:44 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 808-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon hosted Phillip V. Sanchez and his wife, Josefina, in the Oval Office for a brief photo session and gift presentation. During the meeting, the President presented Josefina Sanchez with a presidential seal pin and praised the couple, specifically noting the administration's appreciation for Phillip Sanchez’s work. The encounter concluded with a short interaction regarding the President's schedule with Stephen B. Bull.

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NARA Description

On October 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Phillip V. Sanchez, Josefina Sanchez, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:43 pm to 3:44 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 808-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 808-11

Date: October 27, 1972
Time: 3:43 pm - 3:44 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Phillip V. Sanchez, Josefina (Tafoya) Sanchez, and the White House
photographer. This recording began at an unknown time while the conversation was in progress.

         [Photograph session]

         Josefina Sanchez
             -Appearance
                  -Comparison to [Mrs. Francisco M. Rebozo], mother of Charles G. (“Bebe”)

                        Rebozo

         Presentation of gifts by the President
             -Pin
                  -Presidential seal

         Phillip Sanchez’s work

Phillip Sanchez and Josefina Sanchez left and Stephen B. Bull entered at 3:44 pm.

         The President’s schedule

Bull left at 3:44 pm.

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If you like it, if you don't, as long as you do, come over here.
I'll tell you what she looks like.
She looks like a mother of mine, a very good friend of her husband.
Of course, I owe you her clothes.
I gave you her clothes.
I told his mother, first of all, she was 93.
And that still goes on for vicious.
Right.
So that shows.
All right, now the three of us.
Oh, I already got it, Mr. President, but I'll take it again.
All right, here we go.
Thank you, sir.
Here's your presidential pin.
Oh, thank you very much.
We're proud of your boy.
He has a marvelous young lady face.
We appreciate it, too.
Goodbye.
Good luck.
Wouldn't swear.

Also recorded on October 27, 1972

  • 808-010 2:54 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Robert J. Dole, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:54 pm to 3:16 pm.
  • 109-001 3:18 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Spanish-speaking campaign surrogates, including Dr. Henry M. Ramirez, Phillip V. Sanchez, Romana A. Banuelos, Carlos C. Villarreal, Joseph J. Jova, Raymond L. Telles, Jr., Rodolfo Montejano, Antonio F. Rodriguez, Carlos D. Conde, Bert A. Gallegos, Louis Nunez, Jorge L. Cordova, Edward Hidalgo, Alejandro ("Alex") Armendariz, William H. Marumoto, Kenneth W. Clawson, Rayburn D. Hanzlik, Charles W. Colson, Robert J. Dole, the White House photographer, and members of the press, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 3:18 pm and 3:45 pm.
  • 110-001 3:43 PM — Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 3:43 pm on October 27, 1972 and 11:08 am on November 8, 1972.
  • 110-002 3:43 PM · 5 min — Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 3:43 pm on October 27, 1972 and 11:08 am on November 8, 1972.
  • 808-012 3:44 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:44 pm to 3:45 pm.
  • 808-013 3:45 PM · 52 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Souvanna Phouma, Pheng Norindr, William H. Sullivan, Alex G. Toumayan, the White House photographer, and members of the press met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:45 pm to 4:40 pm.
  • 808-014 4:40 PM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:40 pm and 4:42 pm.
  • 808-015 4:45 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:45 pm to 5:11 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 808-011, October 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/808-011 (accessed November 2, 2026).