Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 277 › Conversation 277-013
Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Personnel management
Wednesday, September 15, 1971 · 2:10 PM–2:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 21 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss personnel matters within the domestic staff. Nixon confirmed that Sanchez had successfully directed an employee named Sally to return home. The brief exchange served to verify the execution of Nixon's instructions regarding his household staff.
- Manolo Sanchez
- White House staff
- Personnel management
- Household administration
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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 277-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 277-13 Date: September 15, 1971 Time: Unknown between 2:10 pm and 2:30 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 2s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ********************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:30 pm.
Also recorded on September 15, 1971
- 277-011 2:10 PM · 5 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 2:10 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 277-012 2:10 PM · 23 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 277-013, 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/277-013 (accessed October 9, 2026).