Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 251 › Conversation 251-047
Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and White House logistics
Thursday, April 29, 1971 · 7:30 PM–8:02 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to provide personal instructions. The discussion centered on the handling of specific materials, notably a briefcase, which the President directed Sanchez to ensure were completed. This brief interaction underscores the administrative and logistical coordination maintained by Nixon's personal staff regarding his daily professional effects.
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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 7:30 pm and 8:02 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 251-047 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 251-47
Date: April 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:30 pm and 8:02 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez
Briefcase
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:02 pmAlso recorded on April 29, 1971
- 042-082 6:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 6:32 pm to 6:37 pm.
- 251-041 6:37 PM · 12 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 6:37 pm and 7:27 pm.
- 251-042 6:37 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:37 pm and 7:27 pm.
- 251-043 6:37 PM · 46 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 6:37 pm and 7:27 pm.
- 251-044 6:37 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 6:37 pm and 7:27 pm.
- 251-045 6:37 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:37 pm and 7:27 pm.
- 042-083 7:27 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 7:27 pm to 7:30 pm.
- 251-046 7:27 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:27 pm to 7:30 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 251-047, 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/251-047 (accessed October 3, 2026).