Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 278 › Conversation 278-005

Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Presidential valet

Thursday, September 9, 1971 · 1:33 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation278-005 on Tape 278 (tape position 00:06:18–00:06:26)StartThursday, September 9, 1971 at 1:33 PMEndThursday, September 9, 1971 at 1:33 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 278-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met briefly with his longtime valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The interaction served as a casual check-in between the President and his personal staff member. No substantive policy matters or official administrative decisions were recorded during this exchange.

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Come out, come out.
Want to make something?
No, no, it's fine.

NARA Description

On September 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:33 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 278-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 278-5

Date: September 9, 1971
Time: 1:33 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

     Telephone call

Sanchez left at 1:33 pm.

Also recorded on September 9, 1971

  • 008-066 1:20 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:33 pm.
  • 278-001 1:20 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:33 pm.
  • 278-002 1:20 PM · 8 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 1:20 pm and 1:33 pm.
  • 008-067 1:33 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone from 1:33 pm to 1:39 pm.
  • 278-006 1:33 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:33 pm to 1:39 pm.
  • 008-068 1:39 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:39 pm and 1:48 pm.
  • 278-007 1:39 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 1:39 pm and 1:48 pm.
  • 278-008 1:39 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 1:39 pm and 1:48 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 278-005, September 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/278-005 (accessed October 10, 2026).