Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 250 › Conversation 250-033

Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and personal valet

Friday, April 16, 1971 · 7:05 PM–8:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation250-033 on Tape 250 (tape position 04:02:14–04:02:56)StartFriday, April 16, 1971 at 7:05 PMEndFriday, April 16, 1971 at 8:00 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 250-033 ↗

President Nixon summoned his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to his office in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief, informal interaction. The exchange was extremely short in duration and lacked substantive discussion regarding policy or administrative matters. No formal decisions or significant actions were recorded during this brief encounter.

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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 7:05 pm and 8:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 250-033 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 250-33

Date: April 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:05 pm and 8:00 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]
[250-033-w001]
[Duration: 2s]

     The President calls Manolo Sanchez

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:00 pm
  • 042-057 7:04 PM · 38 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:04 pm and 7:05 pm.
  • 250-031 7:04 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:04 pm to 7:05 pm.
  • 250-032 7:05 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 7:05 pm and 8:00 pm.
  • 250-034 7:05 PM · 25 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 7:05 pm and 8:00 pm.
  • 001-106 10:26 PM · 31 sec — the White House operator, Manolo Sanchez, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 10:26 pm.
  • 001-107 10:45 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:45 pm.
  • 001-108 10:45 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 10:45 pm to 10:56 pm.
  • 001-109 10:56 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:56 pm and 11:01 pm.

Conversation 250-033, April 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/250-033 (accessed October 3, 2026).