Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 255 › Conversation 255-025

Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Presidential logistics

Wednesday, June 9, 1971 · 7:30 AM–8:24 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 39 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation255-025 on Tape 255 (tape position 00:38:43–00:39:27)StartWednesday, June 9, 1971 at 7:30 AMEndWednesday, June 9, 1971 at 8:24 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 255-025 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to coordinate the retrieval of specific handwritten notes required for his immediate use. Nixon instructed Sanchez to search for these documents in his old office desk or within his suits from the previous evening. The brief interaction served as a logistical request to locate and secure these misplaced personal papers.

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There's some little notes on pieces of paper like this except not as thick as this.
They're about three pieces, and also one of these pieces, two of the paper here.
Now, they're either over in the desk, the top drawer of the desk in the old office, you look in there, or they must be a suit.
I recall last night, I guess you think they're a suit.
before you do that in the general conversation.

NARA Description

On June 9, 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 7:30 am and 8:24 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 255-025 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 255-25

Date: June 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:30 am and 8:24 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez

     Location of notes

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 02/07/2018.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[255-025-w001]
[Duration: 2s]

     Request for coffee

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:24 am

Also recorded on June 9, 1971

  • 004-080 7:30 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:30 am and 8:24 am.
  • 255-022 7:30 AM · 47 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 7:30 am and 8:24 am.
  • 255-024 7:30 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William S. White met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:30 am and 8:24 am.
  • 255-026 7:30 AM · 12 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 7:30 am and 8:24 am.
  • 004-081 8:24 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 8:24 am to 8:25 am.
  • 255-027 8:24 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:24 am to 8:25 am.
  • 004-082 8:25 AM · 25 sec — Rose Mary Woods and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:25 am and 8:35 am.
  • 255-028 8:25 AM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, Marjorie P. Acker, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:25 am to 9:20 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 255-025, June 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/255-025 (accessed September 27, 2026).