Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 254 › Conversation 254-003

Nixon & Sanchez

Friday, May 28, 1971 · 1:18 PM–3:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation254-003 on Tape 254 (tape position 00:04:01–00:05:17)StartFriday, May 28, 1971 at 1:18 PMEndFriday, May 28, 1971 at 3:00 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 254-003 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417183717 ↗

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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 3:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 254-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 254-3

Date: May 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:18 pm and 3:00 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez

     President’s schedule
          -An unknown man

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:00 pm

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Be here.
Three o'clock.
Yes, sir.
Behind me, sir.
Be here.
Yes, sir.

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  • 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.
  • 254-002 1:18 PM · 9 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 254-003, May 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417183717). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/254-003 (accessed November 11, 2026).