Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 256 › Conversation 256-017
Nixon & Sanchez on Henry Kissinger and Peter G. Peterson
Tuesday, June 1, 1971 · 11:30 AM–12:06 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to coordinate scheduling and administrative arrangements for upcoming meetings. The President specifically requested that Sanchez facilitate brief appointments with Henry Kissinger and Peter G. Peterson. The discussion focused primarily on managing the President's immediate calendar constraints to accommodate these high-priority engagements.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On June 1, 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 11:30 am and 12:06 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 256-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 256-17 Date: June 1, 1971 Time: Unknown between 11:30 am and 12:06 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 3s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ****************************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 12:06 pm
Also recorded on June 1, 1971
- 004-001 11:25 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 11:25 am to 11:30 am.
- 256-016 11:25 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:25 am to 11:30 am.
- 256-018 11:30 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:30 am and 12:06 pm.
- 256-019 11:30 AM · 33 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 11:30 am and 12:06 pm.
- 256-020 11:30 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:30 am and 12:06 pm.
- 509-001 12:07 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Mary Kay Leavitt, Harley O. Staggers, John E. Nidecker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:07 pm to 12:09 pm.
- 509-002 12:10 PM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:10 pm to 12:50 pm.
- 256-021 1:20 PM · 6 min — 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 1:20 pm and 7:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 256-017, June 1, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/256-017 (accessed September 28, 2026).