Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 254 › Conversation 254-032

Nixon & Sanchez on White House domestic staff and Presidential routine

Monday, May 31, 1971 · 7:24 PM–10:26 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation254-032 on Tape 254 (tape position 01:54:07–01:58:00)StartMonday, May 31, 1971 at 7:24 PMEndMonday, May 31, 1971 at 10:26 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 254-032 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The brief interaction focused on domestic matters, including a request for coffee and a logistical arrangement regarding the transport of the President's dog. No significant policy decisions were recorded during this brief, informal exchange.

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Coffee, please.
To bring that big dog over, I think Mr. Kistner is coming.

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 7:24 pm and 10:26 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 254-032 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 254-32

Date: May 31, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:24 pm and 10:26 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/12/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]

[Personal Returnable]
[254-032-w001]
[Duration: 13s]

     Request
         -Coffee
         -Bring King Timahoe

     The President’s schedule
          -Meeting with Henry A. Kissinger

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 10:26 pm
  • 003-209 7:18 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:18 pm and 7:21 pm.
  • 003-210 7:21 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 7:21 pm to 7:22 pm.
  • 254-029 7:21 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:21 pm to 7:22 pm.
  • 003-211 7:22 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:22 pm and 7:23 pm.
  • 254-030 7:22 PM · 17 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 7:22 pm and 7:23 pm.
  • 003-212 7:23 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 7:23 pm to 7:24 pm.
  • 254-031 7:23 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:23 pm to 7:24 pm.
  • 254-033 7:24 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:24 pm and 10:26 pm.

Conversation 254-032, May 31, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/254-032 (accessed September 27, 2026).