Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 278 › Conversation 278-019

Nixon & Sanchez on Nellie L. Yates and phonograph records

Thursday, September 9, 1971 · 2:28 PM–2:57 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 31 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation278-019 on Tape 278 (tape position 00:22:42–00:24:27)StartThursday, September 9, 1971 at 2:28 PMEndThursday, September 9, 1971 at 2:57 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 278-019 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to facilitate the acquisition of a specific phonograph record. Nixon requested that Sanchez secure a copy of a musical piece favored by Nellie L. Yates, both for her collection and his own. Sanchez acknowledged the request and committed to carrying out the task.

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This record, see if you can cut that one.
I was working this piece.
Now it was being played.
She's like, see if you can get it down a record.
Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.

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 2:28 pm and 2:57 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 278-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 278-19

Date: September 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:28 pm and 2:57 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]
[278-019-w001]
[Duration: 30s]

       Request
             -Unknown phonograph record
                   -Liked by Nellie L. Yates
                   -Copy for Nellie L. Yates and copy for President

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:57 pm.

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  • 008-076 2:13 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 2:13 pm to 2:14 pm.
  • 278-017 2:13 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:13 pm to 2:14 pm.
  • 008-077 2:19 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 2:19 pm to 2:28 pm.
  • 278-018 2:19 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:19 pm to 2:28 pm.
  • 008-078 2:28 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:28 pm and 5:06 pm.
  • 278-020 2:28 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 2:28 pm on September 9, 1971 and 3:44 pm on September 12, 1971.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 278-019, 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/278-019 (accessed October 9, 2026).