Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 249 › Conversation 249-024

Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and Personnel inquiries

Thursday, April 15, 1971 · 5:07 PM–5:25 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation249-024 on Tape 249 (tape position 02:43:54–02:44:04)StartThursday, April 15, 1971 at 5:07 PMEndThursday, April 15, 1971 at 5:25 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 249-024 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss personal staff matters. During the brief interaction, the President inquired about the identity of a woman he had encountered or considered for entry into his office space. The conversation reflects the President's internal administrative oversight regarding visitors and the management of his personal quarters.

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I've never asked a girl to come in there.
What's her name?

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 5:07 pm and 5:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 249-024 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 249-24

Date: April 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:07 pm and 5:25 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown man [Manolo Sanchez?]

     Request for name of unknown woman [Faith Sutton?]

The unknown man [Sanchez?] left at an unknown time before 5:25 pm

Also recorded on April 15, 1971

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  • 042-050 4:35 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 4:35 pm to 4:36 pm.
  • 249-020 4:35 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:35 pm to 4:36 pm.
  • 249-021 4:42 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:42 pm to 4:52 pm.
  • 249-022 5:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:05 pm to 5:07 pm.
  • 249-023 5:07 PM · 7 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 5:07 pm and 5:25 pm.
  • 249-025 5:07 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Faith Sutton met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:07 pm and 5:25 pm.
  • 249-026 5:25 PM · 49 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, Robert D. Murphy, Henry A. Kissinger, and White House photographer met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:25 pm to 6:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 249-024, 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/249-024 (accessed October 3, 2026).