Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 279 › Conversation 279-005
Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and personal staff
Wednesday, September 22, 1971 · 10:53 AM–11:14 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 sec
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon met with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, in his Old Executive Office Building suite for a brief, private engagement. Due to the lack of a transcript and the extremely short duration of the recording, the specific subjects of their discussion remain unknown. No policy decisions or administrative actions were documented during this encounter.
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NARA Description
On September 22, 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 10:53 am and 11:14 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 279-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 279-5
Date: September 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:53 am and 11:14 am
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 04/08/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[279-005-w001]
[Duration: 3s]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 11:14 am.Also recorded on September 22, 1971
- 009-111 10:53 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:53 am and 11:14 am.
- 279-003 10:53 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:53 am and 11:14 am.
- 279-004 10:53 AM · 8 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 10:53 am and 11:14 am.
- 009-112 11:14 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 11:14 am to 11:45 am.
- 279-006 11:14 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:14 am to 11:25 am.
- 009-113 11:25 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:25 am and 11:39 am.
- 279-007 11:25 AM · 52 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 11:25 am and 11:39 am.
- 279-008 11:25 AM · 3 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 11:25 am and 11:39 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 279-005, September 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/279-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).