Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 826 › Conversation 826-009

Nixon, Sanchez & Bull on Florida trip and Henry Kissinger

Tuesday, December 19, 1972 · 2:00 PM–2:09 PM ET · Oval Office · 41 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo; Bull, Stephen B.Conversation826-009 on Tape 826StartTuesday, December 19, 1972 at 2:00 PMEndTuesday, December 19, 1972 at 2:09 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 826-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Manolo Sanchez and Stephen B. Bull to coordinate his upcoming personal schedule. The primary focus involved confirming the timing of a planned trip to Florida and verifying the current location of Henry Kissinger. The participants concluded the brief discussion by directing staff to track down Kissinger's whereabouts.

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Mr. President, he's out of the building for about a half hour, sir.

Mr. President, did you hear this is the barber today?

I don't know if he's got any cut better.

See where he is.

See what the situation is.

NARA Description

On December 19, 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 2:00 pm and 2:09 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 826-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 826-9

Date: December 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:00 pm and 2:09 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

       The President’s schedule
            -[Trip to Florida]
                  -Timing

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 2:00 pm.
                                               -70-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 826-9 (cont’d)

       The President’s schedule
            -[Henry A. Kissinger]
                  -Location

Sanchez and Bull left at an unknown time before 2:09 pm.

Also recorded on December 19, 1972

826-006 11:52 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Richard C. Van Dusen, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:52 am to 12:05 pm.
034-130 12:07 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 12:07 pm to 12:08 pm.
826-007 12:07 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:07 pm to 12:08 pm.
826-008 12:08 PM · 1 hr 52 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Ronald L. Ziegler, Stephen B. Bull, and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:08 pm to 2:00 pm.
034-131 12:21 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Joseph R. Biden, Jr. talked on the telephone from 12:21 pm to 12:22 pm.
034-132 12:22 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:22 pm and 7:41 pm.
826-010 2:00 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:00 pm and 2:09 pm.
826-011 2:09 PM · 41 min — Rose Mary Woods, Stephen B. Bull, President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:09 pm and 3:16 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 826-009, December 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/826-009 (accessed October 5, 2026).