Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 249 › Conversation 249-008

Nixon & Sanchez on Etymology and Religious identity

Thursday, April 15, 1971 · 2:30 PM–3:15 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation249-008 on Tape 249 (tape position 01:52:22–01:56:53)StartThursday, April 15, 1971 at 2:30 PMEndThursday, April 15, 1971 at 3:15 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 249-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and his valet, Manolo Sanchez, engage in a brief, informal discussion concerning the etymology and cultural associations of certain words and religious institutions. The exchange focuses on the President's curiosity regarding the origins of specific terminology and the nuances of religious identity. No major policy decisions or significant administrative actions result from this personal dialogue.

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The word, the word that I say is supposed to be Jewish.
Why go to a Jewish church?

NARA Description

On April 15, 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 2:30 pm and 3:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 249-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 249-8

Date: April 15, 1971

Time: Unknown between 2:30 pm and 3:15 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez

     President’s schedule

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:15 pm

Also recorded on April 15, 1971

  • 480-012 1:18 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 1:40 pm.
  • 249-007 2:30 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 2:30 pm and 3:15 pm.
  • 249-009 2:30 PM · 17 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 2:30 pm and 3:15 pm.
  • 042-043 3:15 PM · 59 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:15 pm to 3:16 pm.
  • 249-010 3:15 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:15 pm to 3:16 pm.
  • 042-044 3:16 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:16 pm and 3:44 pm.
  • 249-011 3:16 PM · 3 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 3:16 pm and 3:44 pm.
  • 042-045 3:44 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:44 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 249-008, April 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/249-008 (accessed October 3, 2026).