Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 278 › Conversation 278-007
Nixon & Sanchez
Thursday, September 9, 1971 · 1:39 PM–1:48 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 21 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to coordinate the remainder of his daily schedule and manage pending telephone calls. The brief interaction focused on organizing the President's immediate administrative commitments before Sanchez departed. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this logistical exchange.
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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 an unknown time between 1:39 pm and 1:48 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 278-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 278-7
Date: September 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:39 pm and 1:48 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 04/01/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[278-007-w001]
[Duration: 21s]
Request
-Time
The President's schedule
-Telephone calls to be made by President
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Manolo Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:48 pm.Also recorded on September 9, 1971
- 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.
- 278-005 1:33 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:33 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.
- 278-008 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.
- 008-069 1:48 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch talked on the telephone from 1:48 pm to 1:52 pm.
- 278-009 1:48 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:48 pm to 1:52 pm.
- 278-010 1:52 PM · 1 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 1:52 pm and 1:58 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 278-007, 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/278-007 (accessed October 10, 2026).