Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 281 › Conversation 281-043
Nixon & Sanchez on personal staff and administrative detail
Thursday, October 21, 1971 · 2:33 PM–3:53 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss administrative or logistical details regarding a specific count of 3,000 items. The brief exchange focused on confirming this figure and the related documentation process. No major policy decisions were reached, as the conversation served primarily as a functional interaction between the President and his staff.
- Manolo Sanchez
- White House operations
- logistics
- personal staff
- administrative detail
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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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 2:33 pm and 3:53 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 281-043 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 281-43
Date: October 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:33 pm and 3:53 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Rose Mary Woods
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:53 pm.Also recorded on October 21, 1971
- 012-039 1:57 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:57 pm.
- 012-041 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.
- 281-041 2:30 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:30 pm to 2:33 pm.
- 281-042 2:33 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 2:33 pm and 3:53 pm.
- 281-044 2:33 PM · 17 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 2:33 pm and 3:53 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 281-043, 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/281-043 (accessed September 28, 2026).