Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 252 › Conversation 252-001
Nixon & Sanchez on White House logistics and Daily operations
Wednesday, April 21, 1971 · 1:43 PM–2:31 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to coordinate the logistics of the President's upcoming afternoon schedule. The two briefly discussed the timing for a future appointment, ensuring alignment on the day's agenda. Additionally, the President made a brief, ambiguous remark regarding feedback he had received from an unidentified group concerning his personal well-being.
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Position in tape: 00:01:09 – 00:03:24
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NARA Description
On April 21, 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 1:43 pm and 2:31 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 252-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 252-1
Date: April 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:43 pm and 2:31 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez
President’s schedule
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:31 pmAlso recorded on April 21, 1971
- 484-013 12:50 PM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and John W. Dean, III met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:50 pm to 1:43 pm.
- 002-022 1:00 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:13 pm.
- 002-023 1:12 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Dean, III talked on the telephone from 1:12 pm to 1:13 pm.
- 042-062 1:43 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 2:31 pm.
- 252-002 1:43 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 2:31 pm.
- 484-014 1:43 PM · 40 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 2:31 pm.
- 042-063 2:31 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:31 pm to 2:42 pm.
- 252-003 2:31 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:31 pm to 2:42 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 252-001, April 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/252-001 (accessed October 3, 2026).