Nixon White House TapesTape 284 › Conversation 284-010

Nixon & Sanchez on Daily routine

Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 4:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation284-010 on Tape 284 (tape position 00:42:31–00:43:37)StartWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 4:00 PMEndWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 4:00 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 284-010 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to review the President’s daily schedule. During this brief encounter, the two addressed logistical matters, including the handling of an incoming telephone call from an unidentified individual. The meeting concluded immediately upon Sanchez's departure at 4:00 pm.

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Diolch yn fawr.

On October 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 284-010 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 284-10

Date: October 6, 1971
Time: 4:00 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

     The President's schedule
          -Telephone call from unknown person

Sanchez left at 4:00 pm.
  • 010-093 3:41 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:41 pm.
  • 010-094 3:41 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 3:41 pm to 4:00 pm.
  • 284-009 3:41 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:41 pm to 4:00 pm.
  • 010-095 4:00 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:00 pm.
  • 284-011 4:00 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:00 pm to 4:05 pm.
  • 284-012 4:06 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:06 pm to 4:30 pm.
  • 284-013 4:39 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:39 pm.
  • 284-014 4:40 PM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William L. Safire, White House operator, John B. Connally, and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:40 pm to 5:25 pm.

Conversation 284-010, October 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/284-010 (accessed September 18, 2026).