Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 258 › Conversation 258-020

Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Presidential valet

Wednesday, June 16, 1971 · 8:07 PM–8:22 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation258-020 on Tape 258 (tape position 00:35:27–00:36:52)StartWednesday, June 16, 1971 at 8:07 PMEndWednesday, June 16, 1971 at 8:22 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 258-020 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief private exchange. Given the extremely short duration of the recorded segment and the lack of substantive transcript content, the conversation appears to be limited to routine personal matters or requests. No major policy decisions or administrative developments resulted from this interaction.

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On June 16, 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 8:07 pm and 8:22 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 258-020 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 258-20

Date: June 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:07 pm and 8:22 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]
[258-020-w001]
[Duration: 11s]

     Request

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:22 pm
  • 258-019 8:07 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 8:07 pm and 8:22 pm.
  • 258-021 8:07 PM · 2 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 8:07 pm and 8:22 pm.
  • 258-022 8:07 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:07 pm and 8:22 pm.
  • 258-023 8:07 PM · 8 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 8:07 pm and 8:22 pm.
  • 258-024 8:07 PM · 11 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 8:07 pm and 8:22 pm.
  • 258-025 8:07 PM · 7 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 8:07 pm and 8:22 pm.
  • 005-101 8:22 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 8:22 pm to 8:25 pm.
  • 258-026 8:22 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:22 pm to 8:25 pm.

Conversation 258-020, June 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/258-020 (accessed October 5, 2026).