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Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential logistics and Personal staff

Wednesday, April 14, 1971 · 3:07 PM–4:20 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation248-013 on Tape 248 (tape position 00:16:11–00:16:25)StartWednesday, April 14, 1971 at 3:07 PMEndWednesday, April 14, 1971 at 4:20 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 248-013 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in his office at the Old Executive Office Building. The brief interaction focused on the President requesting the retrieval of his briefcase from another location. Sanchez complied with the instruction before departing the office.

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Bring my briefcase from the other side.
Yes, sir.

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 3:07 pm and 4:20 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 248-013 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 248-13

Date: April 14, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:07 pm and 4:20 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez

     Briefcase

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 4:20 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.
  • 042-037 3:05 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 3:05 pm to 3:07 pm.
  • 248-009 3:05 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:05 pm to 3:07 pm.
  • 248-010 3:07 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 4:20 pm.
  • 248-011 3:07 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 4:20 pm.
  • 248-012 3:07 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 4:20 pm.
  • 248-014 3:07 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 4:20 pm.
  • 248-015 3:07 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 4:20 pm.

Conversation 248-013, 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/248-013 (accessed October 3, 2026).