Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 250 › Conversation 250-010

Nixon & Sanchez on personal staff

Friday, April 16, 1971 · 12:45 PM–3:15 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation250-010 on Tape 250 (tape position 02:34:50–02:34:56)StartFriday, April 16, 1971 at 12:45 PMEndFriday, April 16, 1971 at 3:15 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 250-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his longtime personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The brief interaction focused on facilitating Sanchez’s access to the President's office. This conversation highlights the routine administrative and personal arrangements required to manage the President’s daily schedule and inner circle.

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NARA Description

On April 16, 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 12:45 pm and 3:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 250-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 250-10

Date: April 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:45 pm and 3:15 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Manolo Sanchez

     Request to come over

Also recorded on April 16, 1971

  • 482-029 12:38 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 12:41 pm.
  • 482-005 12:41 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Jon M. Huntsman, David Haight, and Mrs. David Haight met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:41 pm to 12:43 pm.
  • 482-006 12:43 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:43 pm to 12:45 pm.
  • 250-011 12:45 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 3:15 pm.
  • 250-012 12:45 PM · 14 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 12:45 pm and 3:15 pm.
  • 250-013 12:45 PM · 17 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 12:45 pm and 3:15 pm.
  • 250-014 12:45 PM · 4 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 12:45 pm and 3:15 pm.
  • 482-007 12:45 PM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:45 pm on April 16, 1971 and 9:03 am on April 19, 1971.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 250-010, April 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/250-010 (accessed October 3, 2026).