President Richard Nixon met with his longtime valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. While no transcript is available to document the specific substance of their exchange, the meeting serves as an example of the frequent, informal interactions between the President and his personal staff. The conversation concludes with Sanchez departing the office shortly after the brief encounter began.
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 3:01 pm and 3:08 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 252-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 252-12
Date: April 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:01 pm and 3:08 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez
Instructions
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:08 pmNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.