Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 254 › Conversation 254-012
Nixon & Sanchez on Informal meeting
Monday, May 31, 1971 · 2:27 PM–5:38 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec
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On May 31, 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 2:27 pm and 5:38 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 254-012 of the White House Tapes.
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Conversation No. 254-12
Date: May 31, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:27 pm and 5:38 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez [?]
President’s location
Sanchez [?] left at an unknown time before 5:38 pmTranscript (AI-generated)
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- 003-195 2:27 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:27 pm and 5:38 pm.
- 254-010 2:27 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 2:27 pm and 5:38 pm.
- 254-011 2:27 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:27 pm and 5:38 pm.
- 254-013 2:27 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:27 pm and 5:38 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 254-012, May 31, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417183735). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/254-012 (accessed November 2, 2026).