Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 274 › Conversation 274-017
Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and Personal correspondence
Monday, August 16, 1971 · 3:40 PM–3:47 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief private discussion. Because the majority of the conversation consists of a withdrawn segment classified as personal, the meeting's substantive content remains unavailable for public record. The interaction highlights the routine, informal, and often private nature of the President's daily consultations with his immediate personal staff.
Audio
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This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the player above contains the full tape segment shared with neighbouring conversations. It begins about 00:25:37 into the tape and ends around 00:26:19.
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 3:40 pm and 3:47 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 274-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 274-17 Date: August 16, 1971 Time: Unknown between 3:40 pm and 3:47 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 32s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ********************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:47 pm.
Also recorded on August 16, 1971
- 274-015 3:37 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:37 pm to 3:40 pm.
- 274-016 3:40 PM · 42 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 3:40 pm and 3:47 pm.
- 274-018 3:40 PM · 7 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 3:40 pm and 3:47 pm.
- 274-019 3:47 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:47 pm to 3:48 pm.
- 274-020 3:48 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:48 pm to 3:49 pm.
- 274-021 3:49 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:49 pm.
- 274-022 3:50 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Idanell ("Nellie") (Brill) Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:50 pm to 3:51 pm.
- 274-023 3:52 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:52 pm to 3:53 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 274-017, 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/274-017 (accessed October 23, 2026).