Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 261 › Conversation 261-023
Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and Personal correspondence
Thursday, June 17, 1971 · 7:39 PM–11:27 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 24 sec
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief, informal encounter. The session consisted of a short, four-second exchange that was subsequently withdrawn from public release for being of a personal nature. No significant policy discussions or administrative decisions were recorded during this brief interaction.
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Position in tape: 00:54:22 – 00:54:43
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NARA Description
President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 7:39 pm on June 17, 1971 and 11:27 am on June 19, 1971. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 261-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 261-23 Date: Unknown between June 17 and June 29, 1971 Time: Unknown between 7:39 pm, June 17 and 11:27 am, June 29, 1971 Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 4s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ****************************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 11:27 am, June 29, 1971
Also recorded on June 17, 1971
- 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.
- 005-116 6:56 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:56 pm and 7:39 pm.
- 261-019 6:56 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 6:56 pm and 7:39 pm.
- 005-117 7:39 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 7:39 pm to 7:45 pm.
- 261-020 7:39 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 7:39 pm on June 17, 1971 and 11:27 am on June 19, 1971.
- 261-021 7:39 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 7:39 pm on June 17, 1971 and 11:27 am on June 19, 1971.
- 261-022 7:39 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 7:39 pm on June 17, 1971 and 11:27 am on June 19, 1971.
- 261-024 7:39 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 7:39 pm on June 17, 1971 and 11:27 am on June 19, 1971.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 261-023, 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/261-023 (accessed October 5, 2026).