Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 278 › Conversation 278-060

Nixon & Sanchez on King Timahoe and White House pets

Thursday, September 16, 1971 · 11:50 AM–1:45 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 35 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation278-060 on Tape 278 (tape position 03:06:04–03:10:07)StartThursday, September 16, 1971 at 11:50 AMEndThursday, September 16, 1971 at 1:45 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 278-060 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss the needs of the President’s Irish Setter, King Timahoe. The brief exchange focused on coordinating a walk for the dog, with Nixon authorizing Sanchez to take the animal outside immediately. The conversation was strictly informal and centered on managing the President's pet.

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Hello, King.
Hello, King.
There's nothing in your way.
Maybe you'd better take him out now.
He's probably ready to go.
All right.

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 11:50 am and 1:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 278-060 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 278-60

Date: September 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:50 am and 1:45 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 04/03/2019.

Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[278-060-w001]
[Duration: 34s]

       Request
             -King Timahoe
                    -Walk

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:45 pm.
  • 009-041 11:50 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:50 am and 1:45 pm.
  • 278-058 11:50 AM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:50 am and 1:45 pm.
  • 278-059 11:50 AM · 7 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 11:50 am and 1:45 pm.
  • 278-061 11:50 AM · 6 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 11:50 am and 1:45 pm.
  • 278-062 11:50 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:50 am and 1:45 pm.
  • 278-063 11:50 AM · 10 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 11:50 am and 1:45 pm.
  • 278-064 11:50 AM · 7 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 11:50 am and 1:45 pm.
  • 278-065 11:50 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:50 am and 1:45 pm.

Conversation 278-060, September 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/278-060 (accessed October 12, 2026).