Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 281 › Conversation 281-046
Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and Valet services
Thursday, October 21, 1971 · 3:54 PM–3:55 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 20 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, one-minute meeting with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. Due to the lack of a transcript and the immediate withdrawal of the recording content, no substantive policy or political discussions can be verified. The encounter serves primarily as a record of a routine interaction between the President and his long-time domestic staffer.
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Position in tape: 03:18:45 – 03:19:02
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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 3:54 pm and 3:55 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 281-046 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 281-46 Date: October 21, 1971 Time: Unknown between 3:54 pm and 3:55 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 3s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ********************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:55 pm.
Also recorded on October 21, 1971
- 012-042 3:53 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard A. Moore talked on the telephone from 3:53 pm to 3:54 pm.
- 281-045 3:53 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard A. Moore met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:53 pm to 3:54 pm.
- 012-043 3:54 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:54 pm and 3:58 pm.
- 012-044 3:54 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:54 pm and 3:58 pm.
- 281-047 3:55 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Richard A. Moore, White House operator, and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:55 pm to 4:25 pm.
- 012-045 3:58 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 3:58 pm to 3:59 pm.
- 012-046 3:59 PM · 11 sec — Rose Mary Woods and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:59 pm and 5:00 pm.
- 012-047 3:59 PM · 48 sec — Rose Mary Woods, unknown person(s), Marjorie P. Acker, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:59 pm and 5:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 281-046, 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/281-046 (accessed September 28, 2026).