Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 287 › Conversation 287-016

Nixon & Sanchez on Personal requests and Consumer products

Monday, October 11, 1971 · 2:49 PM–4:33 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation287-016 on Tape 287 (tape position 01:34:42–01:39:44)StartMonday, October 11, 1971 at 2:49 PMEndMonday, October 11, 1971 at 4:33 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 287-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to delegate several personal errands. The President requested that Sanchez procure specific items seen on television advertisements, including a new type of Gillette razor with two blades. Sanchez acknowledged these instructions before departing to fulfill the President’s request.

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Manello, I'd like for you to get me one of those new kind erasers they advertise on here.
They call it Gillette Two Blades.
Yes, sir.
They'll know what they want to do when they advertise it.
Two Blades.
Yes, sir.
Hard tack and all that.
But they'll have it.
Yes, sir.
Let's go.

NARA Description

On October 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:49 pm and 4:33 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 287-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 287-16

Date: October 11, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:49 pm and 4:33 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/24/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[287-016-w001]
[Duration: 1m 8s]

     Television

     Request for items
         -Gillette
         -Tea

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 4:33 pm.

Also recorded on October 11, 1971

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  • 011-039 2:39 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 2:39 pm to 2:47 pm.
  • 011-040 2:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 2:47 pm to 2:49 pm.
  • 287-015 2:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:47 pm to 2:49 pm.
  • 011-041 2:49 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:49 pm and 4:33 pm.
  • 287-017 2:49 PM · 6 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 2:49 pm and 4:33 pm.
  • 287-018 2:49 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:49 pm and 4:33 pm.
  • 287-019 2:49 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:49 pm and 4:33 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 287-016, October 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/287-016 (accessed September 18, 2026).