Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 279 › Conversation 279-042
Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Presidential routine
Wednesday, September 22, 1971 · 6:48 PM–6:49 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss dinner arrangements. The conversation focused on the President's preference for his favorite meal. No major policy decisions or significant administrative actions were recorded during this brief interaction.
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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 from 6:48 pm to 6:49 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 279-042 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 279-42
Date: September 22, 1971
Time: 6:48 pm - 6:49 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 04/09/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[279-042-w001]
[Duration: 8s]
Dinner
-President’s favorite meal
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:49 pm.Also recorded on September 22, 1971
- 009-131 6:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 6:49 pm to 6:51 pm.
- 279-043 6:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:49 pm to 6:51 pm.
- 009-132 6:51 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:51 pm and 6:55 pm.
- 279-044 6:51 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:51 pm and 6:55 pm.
- 279-045 6:51 PM · 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 6:51 pm and 6:55 pm.
- 279-046 6:51 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:51 pm and 6:55 pm.
- 009-133 6:55 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch talked on the telephone from 6:55 pm to 6:57 pm.
- 279-047 6:55 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:55 pm to 6:57 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 279-042, 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/279-042 (accessed October 12, 2026).