Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 246 › Conversation 246-024

Nixon & Sanchez on personal staff and office decor

Wednesday, April 7, 1971 · 4:10 PM–4:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation246-024 on Tape 246 (tape position 04:16:24–04:16:35)StartWednesday, April 7, 1971 at 4:10 PMEndWednesday, April 7, 1971 at 4:30 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 246-024 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417183301 ↗

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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 4:10 pm and 4:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 246-024 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 246-024
Date: April 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:10 pm and 4:30 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]
[246-024-w001]
[Duration: 11s]
[Speaking in French]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 4:30 pm

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Ah, silver plate.
I'll put it over to the front, sir.
Okay.
  • 246-018 3:55 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:55 pm and 4:09 pm.
  • 246-019 3:55 PM · 4 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 3:55 pm and 4:09 pm.
  • 246-020 4:09 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:09 pm to 4:10 pm.
  • 246-021 4:10 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:30 pm.
  • 246-022 4:10 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:30 pm.
  • 246-023 4:10 PM · 9 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 4:10 pm and 4:30 pm.
  • 246-025 4:10 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:30 pm.
  • 246-026 4:30 PM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), White House operator, and John W. Dean, III met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:30 pm to 5:05 pm.

Conversation 246-024, April 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417183301). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/246-024 (accessed November 2, 2026).