Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 254 › Conversation 254-002

Nixon & Sanchez on Executive Office Building

Friday, May 28, 1971 · 1:18 PM–2:39 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation254-002 on Tape 254 (tape position 00:03:17–00:04:01)StartFriday, May 28, 1971 at 1:18 PMEndFriday, May 28, 1971 at 2:39 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 254-002 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417183715 ↗

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NARA Description

On May 28, 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 1:18 pm and 2:39 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 254-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 254-2

Date: May 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:18 pm and 2:39 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez

     President’s schedule

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:39 pm

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I don't know, I'm gonna lie.
I think I may go back over to the other side and I'll let you know.

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  • 506-007 12:20 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:20 pm to 12:21 pm.
  • 003-176 12:21 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 2:39 pm.
  • 506-008 12:22 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:22 pm to 12:33 pm.
  • 506-009 12:33 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 12:40 pm.
  • 506-010 12:40 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:40 pm to 1:17 pm.
  • 254-001 1:18 PM · 12 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 1:18 pm and 2:39 pm.
  • 254-003 1:18 PM · 5 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 1:18 pm and 3:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 254-002, May 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417183715). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/254-002 (accessed November 11, 2026).