Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 248 › Conversation 248-008

Nixon & Sanchez on personal staff

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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation248-008 on Tape 248 (tape position 00:07:12–00:07:38)StartWednesday, April 14, 1971 at 2:13 PMEndWednesday, April 14, 1971 at 3:05 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 248-008 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417183365 ↗

A 14-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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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 248-008 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 248-8

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]
[248-008-w001]
[Duration: 14s]

     The President’s schedule

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:05 pm

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I think I'll go out now.
I think it's a little bit better now.
I mean, you know, sir, I think you said fire came in through to the chimney.
  • 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.
  • 248-005 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.

Conversation 248-008, April 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417183365). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/248-008 (accessed November 15, 2026).