Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 261 › Conversation 261-015
Nixon & Sanchez on Public messaging and White House staff
Thursday, June 17, 1971 · 6:13 PM–6:17 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss the communication of a specific public message or policy position. While the brief transcript segment suggests a focus on the necessity of conveying a clear, firm directive, the majority of the recording remains obscured by a personal withdrawal. No significant policy decisions were recorded during this abbreviated exchange.
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Position in tape: 00:21:58 – 00:22:08
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NARA Description
On June 17, 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 6:13 pm and 6:17 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 261-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 261-15 Date: June 17, 1971 Time: Unknown between 6:13 pm and 6:17 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 10s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ****************************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:17 pm
Also recorded on June 17, 1971
- 005-111 5:46 PM · 59 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, President Richard M. Nixon, and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:46 pm.
- 005-112 5:46 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:46 pm and 6:38 pm.
- 525-002 6:13 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 6:13 pm on June 17, 1971 and 8:40 am on June 18, 1971.
- 261-016 6:17 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:17 pm to 6:46 pm.
- 005-113 6:38 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 6:38 pm to 6:45 pm.
- 005-114 6:45 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:45 pm and 6:55 pm.
- 261-017 6:46 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:46 pm and 6:55 pm.
- 005-115 6:55 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 6:55 pm to 6:56 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 261-015, 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/261-015 (accessed October 12, 2026).