Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 274 › Conversation 274-025
Nixon & Sanchez
Monday, August 16, 1971 · 4:16 PM–4:20 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The brief interaction focused on the personal delivery of an item to the President. No substantive policy matters were addressed during this short exchange.
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Position in tape: 00:53:02 – 00:55:51
part A, 53:00
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 4:16 pm and 4:20 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 274-025 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 274-25
Date: August 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:16 pm and 4:20 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Delivery of something
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 4:20 pm.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on August 16, 1971
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- 274-017 3:40 PM · 45 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 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 · 42 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 · 12 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 · 31 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.
- 274-024 3:53 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, Peter M. Flanigan, Dwight L. Chapin, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:53 pm to 4:16 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 274-025, 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/274-025 (accessed November 2, 2026).