Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 266 › Conversation 266-005
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Presidential valet
Thursday, July 22, 1971 · 3:02 PM–3:03 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon met briefly with his longtime personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The conversation primarily involved personal matters, as evidenced by a brief withdrawal segment classified as personal and returnable. No significant policy discussions or administrative actions occurred during this one-minute interaction.
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Position in tape: 00:49:35 – 00:51:22
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NARA Description
On July 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:02 pm to 3:03 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 266-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 266-5 Date: July 22, 1971 Time: 3:02 pm - 3:03 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 6s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 **********************************************************************0 Sanchez left at 3:03 pm.
Also recorded on July 22, 1971
- 266-001 1:06 PM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:06 pm and 1:44 pm.
- 266-002 1:44 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:44 pm to 2:47 pm.
- 266-003 1:44 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:44 pm to 2:47 pm.
- 006-185 2:47 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:02 pm.
- 266-004 2:47 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:47 pm to 3:02 pm.
- 266-006 3:02 PM · 1 hr 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 3:02 pm on July 22, 1971 and 2:45 pm on July 29, 1971.
- 543-001 3:49 PM · 1 hr 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:49 pm and 5:05 pm.
- 543-002 5:05 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:05 pm and 5:16 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 266-005, July 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/266-005 (accessed October 9, 2026).