Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 274 › Conversation 274-027

Nixon & Sanchez on Personal affairs and Valet services

Wednesday, September 8, 1971 · 9:40 AM–10:06 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Sanchez, ManoloConversation274-027 onTape 274 (tape position 00:55:55–00:56:22)StartWednesday, September 8, 1971 at 9:40 AMEndWednesday, September 8, 1971 at 10:06 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 274-027 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The brief interaction consisted primarily of personal matters, as indicated by the withdrawal of the recorded segment. No policy discussions or formal administrative actions were recorded during this brief visit.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On September 8, 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 9:40 am and 10:06 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 274-027 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 274-27

Date: September 8, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:40 am and 10:06 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 7s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 10:06 am.

Also recorded on September 8, 1971

  • 008-046 9:40 AM · 33 sec — Raymond K. Price, Jr. and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 1:27 pm.
  • 008-047 9:40 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 1:27 pm.
  • 274-026 9:40 AM · 4 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 9:40 am and 10:06 am.
  • 274-028 10:06 AM · 1 hr 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:06 am to 11:40 am.
  • 274-029 11:40 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:40 am and 1:27 pm.
  • 274-030 11:40 AM · 15 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 11:40 am and 1:27 pm.
  • 274-031 11:40 AM · 24 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 11:40 am and 1:27 pm.
  • 008-048 1:27 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 1:27 pm to 1:28 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 274-027, September 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/274-027 (accessed September 18, 2026).