{"conversationCode":"248-001","tapeNumber":248,"conversationNumber":1,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-248-001","startDateTime":"1971-04-14T19:13:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-04-14T20:05:00.000Z","startDate":"14-Apr-1971","startTime":"2:13 PM","endDate":"14-Apr-1971","endTime":"3:05 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo;","description":"On April 14, 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 2:13 pm and 3:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 248-001 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":1,"chronRelease":"First Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"5-Oct-1999","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 248-1\n\nDate: April 14, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 2:13 pm and 3:05 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with Manolo Sanchez\n\n******************************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 03/27/2019.\nSegment cleared for release.]\n[Personal Returnable]\n[248-001-w001]\n[Duration: 9s]\n\n     President’s schedule\n           -Nap\n\n     Request\n         -Lunch\n\n******************************************************************************\n\nSanchez left at an unknown time before 3:05 pm","filename":["248-001.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:00:37","tapeEnd":"00:01:37","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"247-009","nextCode":"248-002","transcript":[{"start":0.92,"end":1.14,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":1.18,"end":4.26,"text":"I don't think I can take it now."},{"start":4.28,"end":4.42,"text":"Okay."},{"start":4.44,"end":5.96,"text":"Okay, sir."},{"start":6.04,"end":8.36,"text":"I think I have a watch on the side."},{"start":8.38,"end":8.58,"text":"Yes, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief, informal interaction. The exchange focused on minor personal logistics and the status of the President's wristwatch. No significant policy decisions or historical developments resulted from this brief communication.","topics":["Manolo Sanchez","Personal staff","White House operations","Presidential routine"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:36:09.165Z"},"topicSlugs":["manolo-sanchez","personal-staff","white-house-operations","presidential-routine"],"audioDurationSec":9,"audioFiles":[{"file":"248-001.mp3","bytes":365377,"durationSec":9,"bitrate":324609,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.695Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:10.768Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/248-001.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/248-001","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/248/conversation-248-001","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}