{"conversationCode":"278-040","tapeNumber":278,"conversationNumber":40,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-278-040","startDateTime":"1971-09-16T13:20:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-09-16T14:33:00.000Z","startDate":"16-Sep-1971","startTime":"9:20 AM","endDate":"16-Sep-1971","endTime":"10:33 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo;","description":"On September 16, 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 9:20 am and 10:33 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 278-040 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":2,"chronRelease":"Second Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"26-Oct-2000","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 278-40\n\nDate: September 16, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 9:20 am and 10:33 am\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with Manolo Sanchez.\n\n**********************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 04/03/2019.\nSegment cleared for release.]\n[Personal Returnable]\n[278-040-w001]\n\n[Duration: 7s]\n\n       Request\n             -Bring King Timahoe to Executive Office Building [EOB]\n                    -Barking\n\n**********************************************************************\n\nSanchez left at an unknown time before 10:33 am","filename":["278-040.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:51:25","tapeEnd":"01:55:23","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"278-039","nextCode":"278-041","transcript":[{"start":0.27,"end":3.26,"text":"Why don't you bring the dog here so he doesn't bark up there."},{"start":3.28,"end":3.48,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":4.08,"end":6.87,"text":"Leave the door open so he can go back and forth."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to address the disruptive barking of his Irish Setter, King Timahoe. Nixon instructed Sanchez to relocate the dog to the Executive Office Building and keep the door ajar to allow the pet to move freely between spaces. This informal interaction focused exclusively on managing the President's personal living and office arrangements regarding his dog.","topics":["King Timahoe","Manolo Sanchez","White House pets","Presidential routine"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T12:58:35.576Z"},"topicSlugs":["king-timahoe","manolo-sanchez","white-house-pets","presidential-routine"],"audioDurationSec":8,"audioFiles":[{"file":"278-040.mp3","bytes":311171,"durationSec":7.63,"bitrate":326057,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:38.329Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/278-040.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/278-040","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/278/conversation-278-040","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}