{"conversationCode":"254-026","tapeNumber":254,"conversationNumber":26,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-254-026","startDateTime":"1971-05-31T22:52:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-05-31T23:13:00.000Z","startDate":"31-May-1971","startTime":"6:52 PM","endDate":"31-May-1971","endTime":"7:13 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo;","description":"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 6:52 pm and 7:13 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 254-026 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":1,"chronRelease":"First Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"5-Oct-1999","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 254-26\n\nDate May 31, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 6:52 pm and 7:13 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with Manolo Sanchez\n\n******************************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/12/2019.\nSegment cleared for release.]\n[Personal Returnable]\n[254-026-w001]\n[Duration: 46s]\n\n     Cigar\n\n     Manolo Sanchez’s schedule\n         -Flamenco\n         -Departure\n\n******************************************************************************\n\nSanchez left at an unknown time before 7:13 pm","filename":["254-026.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:43:02","tapeEnd":"01:44:10","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"254-025","nextCode":"254-027","transcript":[{"start":0.59,"end":6.79,"text":"Sorry, the involvement now is in bloodbath, sir."},{"start":6.83,"end":7.35,"text":"Bloodbath, sir?"},{"start":7.37,"end":8.13,"text":"I'm sorry, no."},{"start":8.15,"end":9.71,"text":"He was a filmmaker."},{"start":9.85,"end":17.67,"text":"No, I've been in touch with Mr. Aparna, sir, because he had business in Nassau."},{"start":18.93,"end":22.15,"text":"He had the courage to go to Nassau once and twice a week."},{"start":22.61,"end":22.69,"text":"Ah."},{"start":22.71,"end":29.67,"text":"And so, probably he can... Well, we can't make it here."},{"start":32.12,"end":37.09,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":37.13,"end":37.41,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":37.49,"end":37.89,"text":"Yes, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss administrative details and upcoming travel logistics. The conversation touched upon the scheduling of Sanchez’s activities, including his involvement with flamenco performances and departure arrangements. Beyond these personnel matters, the pair engaged in a brief, disjointed exchange regarding a filmmaker and international business travel to Nassau.","topics":["Manolo Sanchez","White House operations","Scheduling","Nassau","Travel"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T11:59:23.979Z"},"topicSlugs":["manolo-sanchez","white-house-operations","scheduling","nassau","travel"],"audioDurationSec":46,"audioFiles":[{"file":"254-026.mp3","bytes":1859709,"durationSec":46.36,"bitrate":320919,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:36.695Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/254-026.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/254-026","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/254/conversation-254-026","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}