Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 274 › Conversation 274-035

Nixon & Sanchez on Public scrutiny and Confidentiality

Wednesday, September 8, 1971 · 2:24 PM–3:03 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 58 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation274-035 on Tape 274 (tape position 03:04:38–03:05:33)StartWednesday, September 8, 1971 at 2:24 PMEndWednesday, September 8, 1971 at 3:03 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 274-035 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and his valet, Manolo Sanchez, discuss the implications and potential scrutiny surrounding a specific message intended for an unknown destination. The conversation touches on the sensitivity of the content and the risks of public exposure if the message were discovered. The participants exchange brief remarks regarding the nature of the communication, though the specific subject matter remains cryptic.

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Position in tape: 03:04:38 – 03:05:33

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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 2:24 pm and 3:03 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 274-035 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 274-35

Date: September 8, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:24 pm and 3:03 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:03 pm.

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But if you saw what you promised him, it was so much more than what you managed to say, it was all essentially a confession.
It was good.
It was a message.
It was a message for the planet, for every human being.
It was a message for the planet, for every human being.
It was a message for the planet, for every human being.
It was a message for the planet, for every human being.
It was a message for the planet, for every human being.
It was a message for the planet, for every human being.
It was a message for the planet, for every human being.
It was a message for the planet, for every human being.
It was a message for the planet, for every human being.
Yeah.
Yeah.

Also recorded on September 8, 1971

  • 008-049 1:46 PM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 1:46 pm to 1:47 pm.
  • 008-050 1:47 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 3:03 pm.
  • 274-036 2:24 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:24 pm and 3:03 pm.
  • 274-037 2:24 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 2:24 pm and 3:03 pm.
  • 008-051 3:03 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 3:03 pm to 3:04 pm.
  • 274-038 3:03 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:03 pm to 3:04 pm.
  • 274-039 3:04 PM · 5 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 3:04 pm and 3:06 pm.
  • 008-052 3:05 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 274-035, 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/274-035 (accessed November 15, 2026).