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 onTape 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 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss the placement of a silver plate. The exchange, conducted briefly and partially in French, centered on the physical arrangement of this item within the office. The interaction concluded with the President confirming the item's new location as directed by Sanchez.

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Ah, silver plate.

I'll put it over to the front, sir.

Okay.

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 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.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

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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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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 246-024, April 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/246-024 (accessed September 18, 2026).