Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 248 › Conversation 248-002
Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Presidential valet
Wednesday, April 14, 1971 · 2:13 PM–3:05 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 sec
AI Summary
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.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA 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 248-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation 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]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:05 pmAlso recorded on April 14, 1971
- 042-036 2:13 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 248-001 2:13 PM · 9 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 2:13 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 248-003 2:13 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Mark I. Goode, 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.
- 248-004 2:13 PM · 8 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 2:13 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 248-005 2:13 PM · 6 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 2:13 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 248-006 2:13 PM · 8 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 2:13 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 248-007 2:13 PM · 6 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 2:13 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 248-008 2:13 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 2:13 pm and 3:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 248-002, April 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/248-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).