Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 272 › Conversation 272-007
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Presidential request
Monday, August 9, 1971 · 2:02 PM–2:15 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 40 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The primary purpose of this brief interaction was for the President to request assistance with his glasses. No substantive policy matters or political discussions were recorded during this short exchange.
- Manolo Sanchez
- Personal staff
- White House operations
- Presidential request
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On August 9, 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 2:02 pm and 2:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 272-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 272-007
Date: August 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:02 pm and 2:15 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 04/04/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[272-007-w001]
[Duration: 40s]
Request
-Glasses
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:15 pm.
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542Also recorded on August 9, 1971
- 272-001 12:55 PM · 4 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 12:55 pm and 1:48 pm.
- 272-002 12:55 PM · 1 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 12:55 pm and 1:48 pm.
- 272-004 1:48 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:48 pm to 1:58 pm.
- 272-005 1:58 PM · 19 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 1:58 pm and 2:01 pm.
- 272-006 2:01 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:01 pm to 2:02 pm.
- 272-008 2:02 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:02 pm and 2:15 pm.
- 272-009 2:15 PM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, John B. Connally, Manolo Sanchez, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:15 pm to 2:55 pm.
- 558-001 2:58 PM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Rose Mary Woods, Thomas B. Evans, Franklyn C. ("Lyn") Nofziger, Edward S. DeBolt, Barry F. Mountain, Harry S. Dent, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:58 pm to 3:36 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 272-007, August 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/272-007 (accessed October 23, 2026).