Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 253 › Conversation 253-037
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal valet and White House staff
Wednesday, May 26, 1971 · 7:01 PM–7:10 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief informal exchange. The conversation focused on the President's personal dining preferences and his enjoyment of a recent meal. No significant policy developments or official administrative decisions were addressed during this short interaction.
- Personal valet
- White House staff
- Dining
- Presidential daily life
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NARA Description
On May 26, 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 7:01 pm and 7:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 253-037 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 253-37
Date: May 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:01 pm and 7:10 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under Conv.
deed ofNo.
gift253-45 (cont.)
09/11/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[253-037-w001]
[Duration: 1m 18s]
Dinner
-The President’s enjoyment
-Butter corn [?]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 7:10 pmAlso recorded on May 26, 1971
- 003-145 6:58 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Edgar Hoover talked on the telephone from 6:58 pm to 7:01 pm.
- 253-035 6:58 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Edgar Hoover met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:58 pm to 7:01 pm.
- 003-146 7:01 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:01 pm and 7:10 pm.
- 253-036 7:01 PM · 5 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 7:01 pm and 7:10 pm.
- 003-147 7:10 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:10 pm.
- 003-148 7:10 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:10 pm and 7:35 pm.
- 253-038 7:10 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 7:10 pm.
- 253-039 7:10 PM · 13 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 7:10 pm and 7:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 253-037, May 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/253-037 (accessed October 12, 2026).