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Nixon & Sanchez

Tuesday, April 20, 1971 · 1:26 PM–2:38 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation251-002 on Tape 251 (tape position 00:01:46–00:02:22)StartTuesday, April 20, 1971 at 1:26 PMEndTuesday, April 20, 1971 at 2:38 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 251-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to review the President's upcoming schedule. The discussion centered on logistics and travel arrangements for the President's departure from the office. No significant policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.

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We've got to go back over and we go home.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On April 20, 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 1:26 pm and 2:38 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 251-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 251-2

Date: April 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:26 pm and 2:38 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez

     President’s schedule

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:38 pm

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  • 483-013 1:12 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:12 pm to 1:25 pm.
  • 483-014 1:25 PM · 17 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 3:04 pm.
  • 483-015 1:25 PM · 11 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 3:04 pm.
  • 251-001 1:26 PM · 6 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 1:26 pm and 2:38 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 251-002, April 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/251-002 (accessed October 3, 2026).