{"conversationCode":"279-044","tapeNumber":279,"conversationNumber":44,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-279-044","startDateTime":"1971-09-22T22:51:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-09-22T22:55:00.000Z","startDate":"22-Sep-1971","startTime":"6:51 PM","endDate":"22-Sep-1971","endTime":"6:55 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo;","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 6:51 pm and 6:55 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 279-044 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. 279-44\n\nDate: September 22, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 6:51 pm and 6:55 pm\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 04/09/2019.\nSegment cleared for release.]\n[Personal Returnable]\n[279-044-w001]\n[Duration: 1m 4s]\n\n       Dinner\n\f              -President’s positive opinion\n              -The President's request\n                     -Food item every night\n                     -Daily selection\n                     -Clams\n\n       Wine\n              -President’s request for particular selection\n              -Blend\n              -1966 vintage\n\n**********************************************************************\n\nSanchez left at an unknown time before 6:55 pm.","filename":["279-044.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:43:43","tapeEnd":"03:45:35","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"279-043","nextCode":"279-045","transcript":[{"start":0.19,"end":1.13,"text":"Oh, this is no good."},{"start":3.25,"end":5.58,"text":"I said I can't have it every night."},{"start":5.59,"end":6.21,"text":"Every night?"},{"start":6.25,"end":6.82,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":6.83,"end":9.16,"text":"It has to be used every day."},{"start":9.24,"end":9.3,"text":"Ah."},{"start":9.54,"end":12.16,"text":"Every day it has to be used."},{"start":12.22,"end":13.68,"text":"Thank you, sir."},{"start":15.86,"end":18.16,"text":"We go to dig in any corner you can dig."},{"start":18.98,"end":21,"text":"Good luck."},{"start":21.16,"end":22.71,"text":"Good luck."},{"start":22.81,"end":24.77,"text":"Good luck."},{"start":24.81,"end":25.67,"text":"Good luck."},{"start":27.11,"end":28.03,"text":"Good luck."},{"start":28.05,"end":28.53,"text":"Good luck."},{"start":28.83,"end":29.01,"text":"Good luck."},{"start":42.37,"end":52.58,"text":"Well, you come to get me some half-bottom, that's right."},{"start":52.6,"end":55.12,"text":"Oh."},{"start":55.14,"end":56.74,"text":"Margot, all around you."},{"start":57.8,"end":58.38,"text":"Safety, safety."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss personal dining preferences. The President instructed Sanchez to ensure that specific food items, specifically clams, were included in his daily meal service. Additionally, Nixon requested that a particular 1966 vintage wine be provided to accompany his dinner.","topics":["Manolo Sanchez","White House staff","dining preferences","food service","personal requests"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T13:05:50.252Z"},"topicSlugs":["manolo-sanchez","white-house-staff","dining-preferences","food-service","personal-requests"],"audioDurationSec":67,"audioFiles":[{"file":"279-044.mp3","bytes":2683105,"durationSec":66.95,"bitrate":320631,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:38.614Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:15.371Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/279-044.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/279-044","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/279/conversation-279-044","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}