Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 261 › Conversation 261-048
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal affairs and Presidential staff
Thursday, July 1, 1971 · 6:46 PM–7:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The conversation, which lasted less than fifteen minutes, primarily involved personal matters that were subsequently withdrawn from the public record. No significant policy decisions or administrative actions were documented during this brief interaction.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On July 1, 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 6:46 pm and 7:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 261-048 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 261-48 Date: July 1, 1971 Time: Unknown between 6:46 pm and 7:00 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 7s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ****************************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 7:00 pm
Also recorded on July 1, 1971
- 006-086 6:30 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 6:30 pm to 6:37 pm.
- 261-045 6:30 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:30 pm to 6:37 pm.
- 006-087 6:37 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:37 pm and 6:45 pm.
- 261-046 6:37 PM · 30 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 6:37 pm and 6:45 pm.
- 006-088 6:45 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 6:45 pm to 6:46 pm.
- 261-047 6:45 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:45 pm to 6:46 pm.
- 006-089 6:46 PM · 1 min — Edward R. F. Cox and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 6:46 pm on July 1, 1971 and 4:08 pm on July 2, 1971.
- 261-049 7:00 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:00 pm to 7:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 261-048, July 1, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/261-048 (accessed October 5, 2026).