Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 253 › Conversation 253-005
Nixon & Sanchez on White House logistics and Personal staff
Friday, May 7, 1971 · 2:08 PM–2:54 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 5 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss his daily schedule. The brief interaction focused on logistical arrangements for upcoming appointments. No significant policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative encounter.
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NARA Description
On May 7, 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 2:08 pm and 2:54 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 253-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 253-5
Date: May 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:08 pm and 2:54 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 09/11/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[253-005-w001]
[Duration: 5s]
The President’s schedule
-Meeting
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:54 pmAlso recorded on May 7, 1971
- 495-019 1:02 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:02 pm to 1:03 pm.
- 002-120 1:03 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:03 pm and 2:08 pm.
- 253-001 1:03 PM · 35 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 1:03 pm and 2:08 pm.
- 253-002 1:03 PM · 7 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 1:03 pm and 2:08 pm.
- 253-003 1:03 PM · 3 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 1:03 pm and 2:08 pm.
- 002-121 2:08 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:08 pm and 2:54 pm.
- 253-004 2:08 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:08 pm and 2:54 pm.
- 495-021 2:57 PM · 1 hr 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George Meany, and Willie J. Usery, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:57 pm to 4:14 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 253-005, May 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/253-005 (accessed October 3, 2026).