Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 269 › Conversation 269-029

Nixon & Sanchez on movie screening and personal staff

Tuesday, August 3, 1971 · 1:47 PM–3:40 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation269-029 on Tape 269 (tape position 05:35:38–05:39:10)StartTuesday, August 3, 1971 at 1:47 PMEndTuesday, August 3, 1971 at 3:40 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 269-029 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and his valet, Manolo Sanchez, discuss logistical arrangements for a private movie screening, focusing on scheduling and the invitation list. The conversation centers on coordinating the timing for the film and excluding specific individuals from the viewing. The meeting concludes with brief instructions regarding the operational details of the event.

Audio

part C, 1:31:42

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NARA Description

On August 3, 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 1:47 pm and 3:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 269-029 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 269-29

Date: August 3, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:47 pm and 3:40 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:40 pm.

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Who could be having a movie?
Just set up somebody at 11 o'clock.
11 o'clock and announce it would be.
Just pick up Roger.
I don't want him to come.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Rockers and Kisses to the right.
Why don't we just say that?
Rockers and Kisses to the right.
That's fine.
And Pell-Bills.
Pell-Bills up to 11 o'clock.
11 o'clock.
11 o'clock.

Also recorded on August 3, 1971

  • 269-027 1:47 PM · 2 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 1:47 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 269-028 1:47 PM · 39 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 1:47 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 269-030 1:47 PM · 43 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 1:47 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 269-031 1:47 PM · 13 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 1:47 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 269-032 1:47 PM · 8 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 1:47 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 269-033 1:47 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 269-034 1:47 PM · 5 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 1:47 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 269-035 1:47 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 3:40 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 269-029, 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/269-029 (accessed November 2, 2026).