Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 277 › Conversation 277-031
Nixon & Sanchez on Valet services
Wednesday, September 15, 1971 · 7:23 PM–9:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 18 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss administrative and scheduling matters. The brief interaction focused on logistics regarding a pen and the coordination of the President's upcoming schedule. No major policy developments were recorded during this routine meeting.
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Position in tape: 02:28:01 – 02:28:13
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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 7:23 pm and 9:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 277-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 277-31
Date: September 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:23 pm and 9:30 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Pen
Schedule
-Sally Inge
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:00 pm.Also recorded on September 15, 1971
- 277-026 5:22 PM · 11 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 5:22 pm and 7:23 pm.
- 277-027 5:22 PM · 48 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 5:22 pm and 7:23 pm.
- 277-028 5:22 PM · 58 sec — unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:22 pm and 7:23 pm.
- 009-031 7:11 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:11 pm and 7:23 pm.
- 277-029 7:23 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 7:23 pm.
- 277-030 7:23 PM · 47 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 7:23 pm and 9:30 pm.
- 277-032 7:23 PM · 15 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 7:23 pm and 9:30 pm.
- 009-032 7:32 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:32 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 277-031, 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/277-031 (accessed October 9, 2026).