President Richard Nixon met with his longtime personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Executive Office Building for a brief private exchange. While the specific details of their discussion remain undocumented due to the brevity and lack of transcript for this encounter, the meeting reflects the routine administrative and personal interactions between the President and his primary valet. No significant policy decisions or executive actions are recorded as stemming from this brief engagement.
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 248-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 248-2
Date: April 14, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:13 pm and 3:05 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 03/27/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[248-002-w001]
[Duration: 2s]
Request
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:05 pmNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.