Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 250 › Conversation 250-026
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Presidential valet
Friday, April 16, 1971 · 5:34 PM–7:04 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to handle a brief, routine request. The conversation lasted only three seconds, precluding any substantive discussion of policy or political strategy. No significant developments or administrative decisions resulted from this limited interaction.
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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 5:34 pm and 7:04 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 250-026 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 250-26
Date: April 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:34 pm and 7:04 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 09/10/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[250-026-w001]
[Duration: 3s]
Request
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 7:04 pmAlso recorded on April 16, 1971
- 042-055 5:30 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 5:30 pm to 5:32 pm.
- 250-024 5:32 PM · 11 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 5:32 pm and 5:33 pm.
- 042-056 5:33 PM · 23 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:33 pm to 5:34 pm.
- 250-025 5:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:33 pm to 5:34 pm.
- 250-027 5:34 PM · 4 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 5:34 pm and 7:04 pm.
- 250-028 5:34 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 5:34 pm and 7:04 pm.
- 250-029 5:34 PM · 18 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 5:34 pm and 7:04 pm.
- 250-030 5:34 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 5:34 pm and 7:04 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 250-026, 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/250-026 (accessed October 3, 2026).