President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to handle a brief personal matter. The primary purpose of the interaction was for the President to request that tea be prepared for him. No substantive policy or political discussions occurred during this brief exchange.
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 2:42 pm and 3:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 280-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 280-19
Date: September 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:42 pm and 3:30 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 07/16/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[280-019-w001]
[Duration: 10s]
Request
-Tea
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:30 pm.This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.