Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 280 › Conversation 280-017
Nixon & Sanchez on Henry Kissinger and White House staff
Thursday, September 23, 1971 · 1:16 PM–2:20 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The brief interaction focused on personal services, specifically the President's request for tea. The discussion also touched upon administrative logistics regarding Nixon's upcoming schedule and meetings with Henry Kissinger.
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NARA Description
On September 23, 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 1:16 pm and 2:20 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 280-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 280-17
Date: September 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:16 pm and 2:20 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
The President's schedule
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Meetings
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 07/16/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[280-017-w001]
[Duration: 2s]
Request
-Tea
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:20 pm.Also recorded on September 23, 1971
- 009-140 12:58 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:58 pm.
- 009-141 12:58 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 12:58 pm to 1:06 pm.
- 280-012 12:58 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:58 pm.
- 280-013 12:58 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:58 pm to 1:06 pm.
- 280-014 1:06 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:06 pm to 1:16 pm.
- 280-015 1:16 PM · 59 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 1:16 pm and 2:20 pm.
- 280-016 1:16 PM · 26 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 1:16 pm and 2:20 pm.
- 280-018 2:20 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Manolo Sanchez, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:20 pm to 2:42 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 280-017, September 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/280-017 (accessed October 12, 2026).