Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 260 › Conversation 260-028
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and White House domestic service
Monday, July 5, 1971 · 8:26 PM–8:38 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building for an informal discussion. The dialogue, which appears to be conducted in a mix of Welsh and unintelligible fragments, lacks substantial policy content or official decision-making. The interaction serves primarily as an example of the President's personal interactions with his domestic staff.
- Manolo Sanchez
- Personal staff
- White House domestic service
- Informal correspondence
Audio
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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 03:29:26 into the tape and ends around 03:32:36.
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On July 5, 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 8:26 pm and 8:38 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 260-028 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 260-28 Date: July 5, 1971 Time: Unknown between 8:26 pm and 8:38 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 4s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 **********************************************************************
Also recorded on July 6, 1971
- 006-148 8:26 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:26 pm and 8:38 pm.
- 260-029 8:26 PM · 7 min — 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 8:26 pm and 8:38 pm.
- 006-149 8:38 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Florence P. Dwyer talked on the telephone from 8:38 pm to 8:41 pm.
- 260-030 8:38 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Florence P. Dwyer met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:38 pm to 8:41 pm.
- 006-150 8:41 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:41 pm and 8:45 pm.
- 260-031 8:41 PM · 4 min — 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 8:41 pm and 8:45 pm.
- 006-151 8:45 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and James Harvey talked on the telephone from 8:45 pm to 8:48 pm.
- 260-032 8:45 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and James Harvey met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:45 pm to 8:48 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 260-028, July 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/260-028 (accessed October 5, 2026).