Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 258 › Conversation 258-002

Nixon & Sanchez on White House residence and Helene Drown

Monday, June 14, 1971 · 1:45 PM–2:41 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 24 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation258-002 on Tape 258 (tape position 00:01:00–00:02:51)StartMonday, June 14, 1971 at 1:45 PMEndMonday, June 14, 1971 at 2:41 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 258-002 ↗

President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to receive updates regarding the logistics of his personal residence. The conversation focused on the arrival of Helene Drown, who had reached the residence approximately ten minutes prior. This brief interaction served to confirm the President's schedule and the status of his personal guests.

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Well, I'm afraid we've got Mrs. Brown over there.
Sir, Mrs. Brown just arrived in the residence I gave.
She arrived.
That's about 10 minutes ago.
Yeah.

On June 14, 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 1:45 pm and 2:41 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 258-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 258-2

Date: June 14, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:45 pm and 2:41 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 03/28/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]

[258-002-w001]
[Duration: 24s]

     The President’s schedule

     Helene (Colesie) Drown
          -Arrival
                -Time

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:41 pm
  • 519-008 1:10 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:10 pm to 1:30 pm.
  • 519-009 1:30 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:30 pm to 1:44 pm.
  • 258-001 1:44 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:44 pm to 1:45 pm.
  • 519-019 1:44 PM · 14 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:44 pm and 2:59 pm.
  • 258-003 1:45 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 1:45 pm and 2:41 pm.
  • 258-004 1:45 PM · 3 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 1:45 pm and 2:41 pm.
  • 005-063 2:41 PM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 2:41 pm to 2:45 pm.
  • 258-005 2:41 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:41 pm to 2:45 pm.

Conversation 258-002, June 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/258-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).