Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 248 › Conversation 248-005

Nixon & Sanchez on Administrative coordination

Wednesday, April 14, 1971 · 2:13 PM–3:05 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation248-005 on Tape 248 (tape position 00:06:35–00:06:44)StartWednesday, April 14, 1971 at 2:13 PMEndWednesday, April 14, 1971 at 3:05 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 248-005 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to review the President's upcoming daily schedule. The brief discussion served as an administrative check-in to coordinate official movements and time management. No significant policy decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.

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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 248-005 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 248-5

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]
[248-005-w001]
[Duration: 6s]

     The President’s schedule

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:05 pm
  • 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.
  • 248-002 2:13 PM · 2 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.
  • 248-006 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.

Conversation 248-005, 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/248-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).