Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 277 › Conversation 277-012

Nixon & Sanchez on White House personnel and staff logistics

Wednesday, September 15, 1971 · 2:10 PM–2:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 23 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation277-012 on Tape 277StartWednesday, September 15, 1971 at 2:10 PMEndWednesday, September 15, 1971 at 2:30 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 277-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss the status of a female staffer or associate. During the brief interaction, the President clarified that the individual in question was free to depart at her convenience. This exchange reflects the routine coordination of White House personnel logistics and the President's personal household management.

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NARA Description

On September 15, 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 2:10 pm and 2:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 277-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 277-12

Date: September 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:10 pm and 2:30 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:30 pm.

Also recorded on September 15, 1971

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  • 277-013 2:10 PM · 21 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 2:10 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 277-014 2:30 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:30 pm to 2:32 pm.
  • 009-023 2:32 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 2:32 pm to 2:33 pm.
  • 277-015 2:32 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:32 pm to 2:33 pm.
  • 009-024 2:33 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:33 pm and 2:37 pm.
  • 277-016 2:33 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:33 pm and 2:37 pm.
  • 277-017 2:33 PM · 18 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 2:33 pm and 2:37 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 277-012, September 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/277-012 (accessed October 9, 2026).