Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 272 › Conversation 272-010

Nixon & Sanchez on personal staff

Wednesday, August 11, 1971 · 1:43 PM–2:54 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·2 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Sanchez, ManoloConversation272-010 onTape 272 (tape position 01:18:17–01:20:04)StartWednesday, August 11, 1971 at 1:43 PMEndWednesday, August 11, 1971 at 2:54 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 272-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss personal administrative matters. The brief interaction focused on the President's immediate schedule and the handling of various items within the office. No significant policy decisions were made during this informal exchange.

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NARA Description

On August 11, 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 1:43 pm and 2:54 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 272-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 272-010
Date: August 11, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:43 pm and 2:54 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
President's schedule
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:54 pm.
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White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 272-010, August 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/272-010 (accessed September 18, 2026).