Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 281 › Conversation 281-017
Nixon & Sanchez on Supreme Court nominees and Rose Mary Woods
Thursday, October 21, 1971 · 10:30 AM–10:51 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 40 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to dictate notes regarding potential Supreme Court nominees. The discussion also involved coordination with Rose Mary Woods concerning these materials. The primary purpose of the meeting was to manage administrative tasks related to the judicial selection process.
- Supreme Court nominees
- Rose Mary Woods
- Manolo Sanchez
- judicial appointments
- administrative dictation
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NARA Description
On October 21, 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 10:30 am and 10:51 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 281-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 281-17
Date: October 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:30 am and 10:51 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Dictation tape on Supreme Court nominees
-Rose Mary Woods
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 2s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 10:51 am.Also recorded on October 21, 1971
- 281-014 10:30 AM · 18 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 10:30 am and 10:51 am.
- 281-015 10:30 AM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 10:51 am.
- 281-016 10:30 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 10:51 am.
- 281-018 10:30 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 10:51 am.
- 281-019 10:30 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 10:51 am.
- 281-020 10:30 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 10:51 am.
- 281-021 10:30 AM · 7 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 10:30 am and 10:51 am.
- 281-022 10:30 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 10:51 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 281-017, October 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/281-017 (accessed October 12, 2026).