Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 265 › Conversation 265-003
Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Presidential valet
Tuesday, July 27, 1971 · 8:12 PM–11:36 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. While the specific substance of the exchange remains largely obscured by a withdrawn personal segment, the interaction reflects the routine private associations between the President and his personal staff. No significant policy decisions or administrative actions were recorded during this brief encounter.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On July 27, 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 8:12 pm and 11:36 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 265-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 265-3 Date: July 27, 1971 Time: Unknown between 8:12 pm and 11:36 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 3s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ********************************************************************** The President and Sanchez left at 11:36 pm.
Also recorded on July 28, 1971
- 007-006 8:05 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:05 pm.
- 007-014 8:07 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 8:07 pm to 8:09 pm.
- 265-001 8:12 PM · 2 hr 43 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 8:12 pm and 11:36 pm.
- 265-002 8:12 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:12 pm and 11:36 pm.
- 007-015 8:31 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 8:31 pm to 8:33 pm.
- 007-016 8:33 PM · 49 sec — United States Secret Service agents and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 8:33 pm on July 27, 1971 and 9:02 am on July 28, 1971.
- 265-004 11:36 PM — Unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 11:36 pm on July 27, 1971 and 9:00 am on July 28, 1971.
- 549-001 9:00 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:02 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 265-003, July 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/265-003 (accessed October 9, 2026).