Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 266 › Conversation 266-011
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Presidential routine
Thursday, July 29, 1971 · 2:45 PM–5:45 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. While the specific details of their discussion remain undocumented, the meeting functioned as a private, informal interaction between the President and a trusted member of his domestic staff. No formal policy decisions or administrative actions were recorded as a result of this brief engagement.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On July 29, 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 2:45 pm and 5:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 266-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 266-11
Date: July 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:45 pm and 5:45 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
Requested meetingAlso recorded on July 29, 1971
- 007-026 1:50 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:50 pm and 6:32 pm.
- 266-007 1:50 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 1:50 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 267-001 1:50 PM · 22 sec — 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 1:50 pm on July 29, 1971 and 9:08 am on July 30, 1971.
- 266-008 2:45 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 2:45 pm and 5:45 pm.
- 266-009 2:45 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 2:45 pm and 5:45 pm.
- 266-010 2:45 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 2:45 pm and 5:45 pm.
- 266-012 2:45 PM · 27 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 2:45 pm and 5:45 pm.
- 266-013 2:45 PM · 2 min — 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 2:45 pm and 5:45 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 266-011, July 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/266-011 (accessed October 23, 2026).