Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 278 › Conversation 278-037
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Presidential valet
Tuesday, September 14, 1971 · 6:35 PM–6:40 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to provide brief, specific instructions regarding household or personal arrangements. The exchange was extremely brief, lasting only seconds, and focused on the practical management of the President's personal affairs. No broader policy or administrative developments were recorded during this interaction.
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NARA Description
On September 14, 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 6:35 pm and 6:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 278-037 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 278-37
Date: September 14, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:35 pm and 6:40 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 04/02/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[278-037-w001]
[Duration: 6s]
Instructions from President
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:40 pm.Also recorded on September 14, 1971
- 009-003 5:35 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 5:39 pm.
- 009-004 5:39 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 5:39 pm to 5:42 pm.
- 278-036 5:39 PM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, William P. Rogers, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, Nelson A. Rockefeller, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:39 pm to 6:35 pm.
- 009-005 6:07 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:07 pm and 6:13 pm.
- 009-006 6:13 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller talked on the telephone from 6:13 pm to 6:18 pm.
- 009-007 6:18 PM · 13 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:18 pm and 6:35 pm.
- 009-008 6:18 PM · 7 min — Henry A. Kissinger and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:18 pm and 6:35 pm.
- 278-038 6:35 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:35 pm and 6:40 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 278-037, September 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/278-037 (accessed October 9, 2026).