Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 258 › Conversation 258-003

Nixon & Sanchez on White House decor and Queen's Room

Monday, June 14, 1971 · 1:45 PM–2:41 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 21 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation258-003 on Tape 258 (tape position 00:02:51–00:03:21)StartMonday, June 14, 1971 at 1:45 PMEndMonday, June 14, 1971 at 2:41 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 258-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, to briefly discuss details regarding the Queen's Room. The exchange was informal, focusing on the movement and whereabouts of a queen within the White House facilities. No significant policy decisions or official actions were recorded during this short interaction.

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I heard a queen drove in there, hello again.
I don't know, sir, where she goes.
Can I ask you a question about that?
Of course, I don't want to hear it now.
A queen drove?
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

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 258-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 258-3

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]
[258-003-w001]
[Duration: 20s]

     Helene (Colesie) Drown
          -The Queen’s Room

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:41 pm

Also recorded on June 14, 1971

  • 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.
  • 258-002 1:45 PM · 24 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 258-003, 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/258-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).