Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 247 › Conversation 247-003
Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and personal staff
Tuesday, April 13, 1971 · 1:23 PM–2:49 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Executive Office Building to discuss mundane matters, specifically concerning the local weather. The brief interaction reflects the routine personal exchanges between the President and his long-time aide. No significant policy decisions or official government actions were recorded during this brief segment.
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NARA Description
On April 13, 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 1:23 pm and 2:49 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 247-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 247-3
Date: April 13, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:23 pm and 2:49 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed
Conv.
of No.
gift 247-9 (cont.)
09/10/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[247-003-w001
[Duration: 13s]
Weather
-Temperature
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:49 pmAlso recorded on April 13, 1971
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- 247-001 1:23 PM · 4 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 1:23 pm and 2:49 pm.
- 247-002 1:23 PM · 14 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 1:23 pm and 2:49 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 247-003, April 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/247-003 (accessed October 1, 2026).