Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 255 › Conversation 255-008

Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Presidential operations

Monday, June 7, 1971 · 1:43 PM–2:40 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation255-008 on Tape 255 (tape position 00:17:01–00:17:22)StartMonday, June 7, 1971 at 1:43 PMEndMonday, June 7, 1971 at 2:40 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 255-008 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The brief interaction focused on a specific request made by the President to his aide. No further policy or political discussions were recorded during this segment.

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Yeah.
Yeah.

On June 7, 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 1:43 pm and 2:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 255-008 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 255-8

Date: June 7, 1971

Time: Unknown between 1:43 pm and 2:40 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 02/07/2018.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
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[Duration: 7s]

     The President’s request

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:40 pm
  • 255-009 1:41 PM · 21 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 1:41 pm and 2:40 pm.
  • 255-010 1:41 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:41 pm and 2:40 pm.
  • 255-011 1:41 PM · 14 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 1:41 pm and 2:40 pm.
  • 255-012 1:41 PM · 11 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 1:41 pm and 2:40 pm.
  • 255-044 1:41 PM · 8 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 1:41 pm and 2:40 pm.
  • 255-045 1:41 PM · 1 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 1:41 pm and 2:40 pm.
  • 513-008 1:41 PM · 11 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:41 pm and 3:20 pm.
  • 255-007 1:43 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 2:40 pm.

Conversation 255-008, June 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/255-008 (accessed September 27, 2026).