Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 280 › Conversation 280-019

Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and Personal requests

Thursday, September 23, 1971 · 2:42 PM–3:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Sanchez, ManoloConversation280-019 onTape 280 (tape position 02:36:17–02:42:28)StartThursday, September 23, 1971 at 2:42 PMEndThursday, September 23, 1971 at 3:30 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 280-019 ↗

AI Summary

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.

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Have some tea, please.
Tea.
Hot tea, please.

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 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 Aid

Conversation 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.

Also recorded on September 23, 1971

  • 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.
  • 280-020 2:42 PM · 17 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 2:42 pm and 3:30 pm.
  • 280-021 3:30 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:30 pm to 3:31 pm.
  • 280-022 3:31 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:09 pm.
  • 280-023 3:31 PM · 7 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 3:31 pm and 4:09 pm.
  • 280-024 3:31 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:31 pm to 4:09 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 280-019, 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/280-019 (accessed September 18, 2026).