Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 246 › Conversation 246-008

Nixon & Sanchez on Lunch

Wednesday, April 7, 1971 · 2:00 PM–2:07 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation246-008 on Tape 246 (tape position 03:14:33–03:15:29)StartWednesday, April 7, 1971 at 2:00 PMEndWednesday, April 7, 1971 at 2:07 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 246-008 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417183269 ↗

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NARA Description

On April 7, 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 2:00 pm and 2:07 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 246-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 246-008

Date: April 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:00 pm and 2:07 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 04/05/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[246-008-w001]
[Duration: 10s]

       Request
             -Lunch

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:07 pm

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Now I don't need much of it.

Also recorded on April 7, 1971

  • 246-009 2:00 PM · 21 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 2:00 pm and 2:07 pm.
  • 246-010 2:00 PM · 7 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 2:00 pm and 2:07 pm.
  • 246-011 2:07 PM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:07 pm to 2:11 pm.
  • 246-012 2:11 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:11 pm and 3:10 pm.
  • 246-013 2:11 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:11 pm and 3:10 pm.
  • 246-014 2:11 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon talked with an unknown person(s) on the telephone in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time around 2:11 pm.
  • 246-015 3:10 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:10 pm to 3:11 pm.
  • 246-016 3:11 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:11 pm and 3:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 246-008, April 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417183269). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/246-008 (accessed November 2, 2026).