Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 251 › Conversation 251-033
Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and personal services
Thursday, April 29, 1971 · 1:17 PM–2:53 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief, informal interaction. The exchange focused on minor personal amenities, specifically involving refreshments and a discussion regarding the current weather conditions. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were addressed during this brief encounter.
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NARA Description
On April 29, 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 1:17 pm and 2:53 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 251-033 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 251-33
Date: April 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:17 pm and 2:53 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 07/20/2018.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[251-033-w001]
[Duration: 6s]
Refreshment
Weather
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:53 pmAlso recorded on April 29, 1971
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- 490-003 12:42 PM · 22 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:42 pm and 12:52 pm.
- 490-004 12:42 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:42 pm and 12:52 pm.
- 490-005 12:52 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Howell Conant met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:52 pm.
- 490-006 12:52 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:52 pm to 12:53 pm.
- 490-007 12:53 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:53 pm to 1:17 pm.
- 251-034 1:17 PM · 6 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 1:17 pm and 2:53 pm.
- 490-008 1:17 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 1:17 pm on April 29, 1971 and 7:39 am on May 4, 1971.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 251-033, April 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/251-033 (accessed October 3, 2026).