{"conversationCode":"279-052","tapeNumber":279,"conversationNumber":52,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-279-052","startDateTime":"1971-09-22T23:09:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-09-22T23:56:00.000Z","startDate":"22-Sep-1971","startTime":"7:09 PM","endDate":"22-Sep-1971","endTime":"7:56 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 7:09 pm and 7:56 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 279-052 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. 279-52\n\nDate: September 22, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 7:09 pm and 7:56 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\f[279-052-w001]\n[Duration: 27s]\n\n       President’s request\n\n       President’s request for wine\n              -1966\n              -Bottle size\n              -Number of cases\n              -Type\n              -1966\n\n**********************************************************************\n\nSanchez left at an unknown time before 7:56 pm.","filename":["279-052.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:53:15","tapeEnd":"04:08:17","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"279-051","nextCode":"279-053","transcript":[{"start":3.19,"end":15.2,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":15.54,"end":16.96,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":17.42,"end":18.34,"text":"Yes, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss logistical arrangements for a supply of wine. The President specifically requested a selection of 1966 vintage wine, detailing the desired bottle size and quantity of cases. This exchange served as a routine administrative request regarding the management of the President's personal provisions.","topics":["Manolo Sanchez","Wine procurement","White House logistics","Personal valet"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T13:06:34.183Z"},"topicSlugs":["manolo-sanchez","wine-procurement","white-house-logistics","personal-valet"],"audioDurationSec":30,"audioFiles":[{"file":"279-052.mp3","bytes":1221293,"durationSec":30.38,"bitrate":321583,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:38.329Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:15.372Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/279-052.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/279-052","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/279/conversation-279-052","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}