Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 269 › Conversation 269-002
Nixon & Sanchez on Harry S. Dent and Communication
Monday, August 2, 1971 · 9:50 PM–9:51 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 25 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to facilitate a specific request for information regarding a telephone call involving Harry S. Dent. This brief interaction served as a coordination effort to bridge communication between the President and Dent. No further substantive details regarding the nature of the inquiry were recorded.
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Position in tape: 00:37:43 – 00:38:05
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NARA Description
On August 2, 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 9:50 pm and 9:51 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 269-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 269-2
Date: August 2, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:50 pm and 9:51 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Harry S. Dent
-President's telephone call
-Request for information
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:51 pm.Also recorded on August 3, 1971
- 269-003 9:51 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Harry S. Dent met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:51 pm to 9:55 pm.
- 269-004 9:55 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:55 pm.
- 269-005 9:56 PM · 42 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:56 pm to 10:02 pm.
- 269-006 10:02 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:02 pm and 10:46 pm.
- 269-007 10:02 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:02 pm and 10:46 pm.
- 269-009 9:48 AM · 42 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 9:48 am and 9:53 am.
- 269-010 9:48 AM · 4 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 9:48 am and 9:53 am.
- 269-011 9:48 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:48 am and 9:53 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 269-002, August 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/269-002 (accessed October 23, 2026).