Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 262 › Conversation 262-001
Nixon & Sanchez on Daily routine
Monday, July 19, 1971 · 1:26 PM–3:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to coordinate his late-afternoon schedule. During the brief interaction, the President announced his intention to take a nap before resuming his duties at 2:30 p.m. This exchange highlights the routine administrative management of the President's personal time and daily workflow within the Old Executive Office Building.
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NARA Description
On July 19, 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 1:26 pm and 3:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 262-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 262-1
Date: July 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:26 pm and 2:30 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/13/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[262-001-w001]
[Duration: 12s]
The President’s schedule
-Nap
-Time
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:00 pm.Also recorded on July 19, 1971
- 539-008 12:08 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:08 pm and 12:48 pm.
- 539-009 12:08 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:08 pm and 12:48 pm.
- 539-013 12:55 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 1:08 pm.
- 539-014 1:08 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:08 pm to 1:21 pm.
- 539-015 1:21 PM · 55 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:21 pm to 1:22 pm.
- 262-002 1:26 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:26 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 262-003 1:26 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:26 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 262-004 1:26 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:26 pm and 3:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 262-001, July 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/262-001 (accessed October 5, 2026).