Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 274 › Conversation 274-001
Nixon & Sanchez on White House logistics and Valet services
Monday, August 16, 1971 · 1:40 PM–2:40 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The brief discussion primarily focused on coordinating the President's upcoming daily schedule and personal logistics. No significant policy decisions were recorded during this interaction.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On August 16, 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 1:40 pm and 2:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 274-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 274-1
Date: August 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:40 pm and 2:40 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
The President's schedule
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:40 pm.Also recorded on August 16, 1971
- 008-003 1:18 PM · 5 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 1:20 pm.
- 008-004 1:18 PM · 7 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 1:20 pm.
- 008-006 1:20 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, Charles W. Colson, and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:23 pm.
- 008-007 1:23 PM · 3 min — Bernard J. ("Bunny") Lasker and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 1:40 pm.
- 274-002 1:40 PM · 1 min — 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 1:40 pm and 2:40 pm.
- 274-003 1:40 PM · 11 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 1:40 pm and 2:40 pm.
- 274-004 1:40 PM · 1 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 1:40 pm and 2:40 pm.
- 565-002 1:40 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:40 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 274-001, August 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/274-001 (accessed September 18, 2026).