Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 261 › Conversation 261-051
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Presidential aides
Thursday, July 1, 1971 · 7:20 PM–4:02 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 25 min
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon met with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief discussion. The recorded portion of the interaction consists entirely of a withdrawn personal segment, preventing analysis of specific policy discussions or administrative action items. Consequently, the meeting appears to have been limited to private, non-substantive matters between the President and his staffer.
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Position in tape: 05:50:40 – 06:15:48
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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 7:20 pm on July 1, 1971 and 4:02 pm on July 2, 1971. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 261-051 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 261-51 Date: Unknown between July 1 and July 2, 1971 Time: Unknown between 7:20 pm, July 1 and 4:02 pm, July 2, 1971 Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 1m 22s] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ****************************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 4:02 pm, July 2, 1971
Also recorded on July 1, 1971
- 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.
- 261-048 6:46 PM · 7 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 7:00 pm.
- 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.
- 261-050 7:20 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 7:20 pm on July 1, 1971 and 4:02 pm on July 2, 1971.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 261-051, 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/261-051 (accessed October 5, 2026).