Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 256 › Conversation 256-036
Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Presidential valet
Sunday, June 13, 1971 · 12:16 PM–1:28 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The conversation, which consists of unintelligible segments in Welsh, appears to have been an informal interaction regarding logistical or personal matters. No significant policy decisions or substantive administrative actions were recorded during this brief encounter.
Audio
This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the player above contains the full tape segment shared with neighbouring conversations. It begins about 01:32:30 into the tape and ends around 01:32:50.
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On June 13, 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 12:16 pm and 1:28 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 256-036 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 256-36 Date: June 13, 1971 Time: Unknown between 12:16 pm and 1:28 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 2s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ****************************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:28 pm
Also recorded on June 13, 1971
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- 005-049 12:18 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:18 pm.
- 005-050 12:18 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:18 pm and 12:42 pm.
- 005-051 12:18 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:18 pm and 12:42 pm.
- 005-052 12:42 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:42 pm to 12:43 pm.
- 256-032 12:42 PM · 21 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 12:42 pm and 12:53 pm.
- 005-053 12:43 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:53 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 256-036, June 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/256-036 (accessed October 12, 2026).