Nixon White House TapesTape 292 › Conversation 292-023

Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and Personal correspondence

Tuesday, October 19, 1971 · 5:50 PM–6:04 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Sanchez, ManoloConversation292-023 onTape 292 (tape position 02:34:12–02:35:05)StartTuesday, October 19, 1971 at 5:50 PMEndTuesday, October 19, 1971 at 6:04 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 292-023 ↗

President Richard Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in his Executive Office Building workspace. The brief interaction consisted primarily of personal matters rather than substantive policy discussions, as indicated by the withdrawal of the recorded segment. No significant administrative decisions or developments were documented during this short exchange.

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This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the player above contains the full tape segment shared with neighbouring conversations. It begins about 02:34:12 into the tape and ends around 02:35:05.

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On October 19, 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 5:50 pm and 6:04 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 292-023 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 292-23

Date: October 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:50 pm and 6:04 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 17s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:04 pm.
  • 011-144 5:43 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 5:43 pm to 5:48 pm.
  • 011-145 5:43 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:43 pm and 5:48 pm.
  • 292-019 5:43 PM · 20 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 5:43 pm and 5:49 pm.
  • 011-146 5:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:49 pm to 5:50 pm.
  • 292-022 5:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:49 pm to 5:50 pm.
  • 011-147 5:50 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 5:50 pm to 6:04 pm.
  • 292-024 5:50 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 6:04 pm.
  • 292-025 5:50 PM · 51 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 5:50 pm and 6:04 pm.

Conversation 292-023, October 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/292-023 (accessed September 18, 2026).