Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 825 › Conversation 825-012

Nixon, Sanchez & Bull on Alexander Haig and Henry Kissinger

Saturday, December 16, 1972 · 11:09 AM–11:25 AM ET · Oval Office · 24 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo; Bull, Stephen B.Conversation825-012 on Tape 825StartSaturday, December 16, 1972 at 11:09 AMEndSaturday, December 16, 1972 at 11:25 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 825-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal aide Manolo Sanchez and appointments secretary Stephen B. Bull to coordinate his upcoming schedule and staff interactions. The discussion focused on logistics regarding his movement to the Executive Office Building and a planned meeting with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. They also addressed the necessity of Haig consulting with Henry Kissinger to align on policy directives before the President’s departure.

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Oh, you can go over to the internet and see it there.

Let's see it.

Hey, that's better.

Let's just talk to Henry.

Don't bother.

I just want to talk to him before I leave the policy.

Yeah, indeed.

See you later, Paul.

See you later.

NARA Description

On December 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 11:25 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 825-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 825-12

Date: December 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:09 am and 11:25 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez and Stephen B. Bull.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                            Conversation No. 825-12 (cont’d)

       The President’s schedule
            -Executive Office Building [EOB]
            -Meeting with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
                  -Haig’s possible conversation with Henry A. Kissinger
            -Location
                  -Ronald L. Ziegler’s office

Sanchez and Bull left at an unknown time before 11:25 am.

Also recorded on December 16, 1972

034-095 11:08 AM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas G. Dunn talked on the telephone from 11:08 am to 11:09 am.
825-011 11:08 AM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas G. Dunn met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:08 am to 11:09 am.
825-013 11:09 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 11:25 am.
825-014 11:09 AM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 11:25 am.
825-015 11:09 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 11:25 am.
825-016 11:09 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 11:25 am.
825-017 11:09 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 11:25 am.
382-001 11:25 AM · 38 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 11:25 am and 11:30 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 825-012, December 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/825-012 (accessed October 5, 2026).