Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 263 › Conversation 263-004
Nixon & Sanchez on Henry Kissinger
Tuesday, July 20, 1971 · 1:58 PM–3:10 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss the President's upcoming schedule. The conversation focused briefly on the logistics of Henry Kissinger's itinerary. No substantive policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative check-in.
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NARA Description
On July 20, 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 1:58 pm and 3:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 263-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 263-4
Date: July 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:58 pm and 3:10 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/17/2019.
14s segment cleared for release. 1m 32s remain closed as 263-004-w001.]Conv. No. 263-14 (cont.)
[Personal Returnable]
[263-004-w001]
[Duration: 1m 32s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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[Personal Returnable]
[263-004-w001]
[Duration: 14s]
The President’s schedule
-Henry A. Kissinger
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:10 pm.Also recorded on July 20, 1971
- 540-010 1:21 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:21 pm and 1:25 pm.
- 540-011 1:26 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:26 pm to 1:29 pm.
- 540-012 1:29 PM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:29 pm and 1:31 pm.
- 263-001 1:31 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:31 pm and 1:58 pm.
- 263-002 1:58 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:58 pm and 3:10 pm.
- 263-003 1:58 PM · 1 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 1:58 pm and 3:10 pm.
- 263-005 3:10 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:10 pm to 3:35 pm.
- 263-006 3:35 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:35 pm and 3:41 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 263-004, July 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/263-004 (accessed October 11, 2026).