Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 281 › Conversation 281-032

Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Personal administration

Thursday, October 21, 1971 · 12:40 PM–1:17 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation281-032 on Tape 281 (tape position 02:23:43–02:25:03)StartThursday, October 21, 1971 at 12:40 PMEndThursday, October 21, 1971 at 1:17 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 281-032 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief administrative interaction. The discussion primarily involved routine personal tasks or logistical arrangements, as indicated by the limited and fragmentary dialogue. No major policy developments or significant political decisions occurred during this brief exchange.

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where those bios are.
I've got to have them to see us now at 1 o'clock.
No, I need both.
Well, somebody's got to tell them the other's got to get here at a reasonable time.
I've got to be true by 6.30, you know.
Yeah, fine.
Go down and roast and bring something over and pick it up.
Just halfway between.

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 12:40 pm and 1:17 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 281-032 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 281-32

Date: October 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:40 pm and 1:17 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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[Duration: 6s ]

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:17 pm.

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  • 281-028 12:38 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 12:39 pm.
  • 012-038 12:39 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 12:39 pm to 12:40 pm.
  • 281-029 12:39 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:39 pm to 12:40 pm.
  • 281-030 12:40 PM · 33 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 12:40 pm and 1:17 pm.
  • 281-031 12:40 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 1:17 pm.
  • 281-033 12:40 PM · 46 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 12:40 pm and 1:17 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 281-032, 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/281-032 (accessed October 12, 2026).