Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 274 › Conversation 274-047
Nixon & Sanchez on administrative procedures and presidential staff
Wednesday, September 8, 1971 · 6:05 PM–6:06 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The discussion centered on the handling of outgoing administrative materials, with the President providing instructions regarding an outbox. The meeting concluded immediately after these brief directions were exchanged.
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 from 6:05 pm to 6:06 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 274-047 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 274-47
Date: September 8, 1971
Time: 6:05 pm - 6:06 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Speech
-Out box
The President and Sanchez left at 6:06 pm.Also recorded on September 8, 1971
- 008-054 3:08 PM · 41 sec — Raymond K. Price, Jr. and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 7:40 pm.
- 008-055 3:08 PM · 2 min — Raymond K. Price, Jr., White House operator, and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 7:40 pm.
- 008-056 3:08 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 7:40 pm.
- 274-041 3:08 PM · 1 min — 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 3:08 pm and 3:26 pm.
- 274-044 3:26 PM · 1 hr 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:26 pm to 5:10 pm.
- 274-045 5:10 PM · 37 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 5:10 pm and 5:35 pm.
- 274-046 5:35 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Alexander P. Butterfield, Nellie L. Yates, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:35 pm to 6:05 pm.
- 008-057 7:40 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Nellie L. Yates talked on the telephone from 7:40 pm to 7:41 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 274-047, 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/274-047 (accessed September 18, 2026).