Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 281 › Conversation 281-037
Nixon, Sanchez & Woods on Record keeping and Document management
Thursday, October 21, 1971 · 1:55 PM–1:57 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet Manolo Sanchez and secretary Rose Mary Woods to discuss administrative adjustments to records and schedules. The dialogue focuses on managing specific documentation and limiting the duration of recorded materials or logs. The participants reach an understanding regarding the need to restrict the volume of these records while ensuring designated personnel follow the prescribed instructions.
Audio
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NARA Description
On October 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:55 pm and 1:57 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 281-037 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 281-37
Date: October 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:55 pm and 1:58 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
The President's schedule
The President talked with Rose Mary Woods between 1:57 pm and 1:58 pm.
[Conversation No. 281-37A]
[See Conversation No. 12-40]
[End of telephone conversation]
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[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 31s ]
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Sanchez left at 1:58 pm.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on October 21, 1971
- 281-035 1:55 PM · 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 1:55 pm and 1:57 pm.
- 281-036 1:55 PM · 24 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 1:55 pm and 1:57 pm.
- 012-039 1:57 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:57 pm.
- 012-040 1:57 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 1:57 pm to 1:58 pm.
- 012-041 1:58 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:58 pm and 3:53 pm.
- 281-038 1:58 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:58 pm to 2:25 pm.
- 281-039 2:25 PM · 41 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 2:25 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 281-040 2:25 PM · 3 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 2:25 pm and 2:30 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 281-037, 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/281-037 (accessed October 31, 2026).