Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 281 › Conversation 281-049
Nixon & Sanchez on Rose Mary Woods and White House Administration
Thursday, October 21, 1971 · 5:15 PM–5:42 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss administrative matters and potential assignments. The brief discussion primarily focused on tasks involving Rose Mary Woods and logistics related to the management of library materials. No major policy developments were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.
- Manolo Sanchez
- Rose Mary Woods
- White House Administration
- Logistics
- Library materials
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 5:15 pm and 5:42 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 281-049 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 281-49
Date: October 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:15 pm and 5:42 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Assignment
-Rose Mary Woods
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 1s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 5:42 pm.Also recorded on October 21, 1971
- 012-048 5:00 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 5:00 pm to 5:01 pm.
- 281-048 5:06 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:06 pm to 5:15 pm.
- 012-049 5:42 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:42 pm.
- 012-050 5:42 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 5:42 pm to 5:43 pm.
- 281-050 5:42 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:42 pm.
- 281-051 5:42 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:42 pm to 5:43 pm.
- 281-052 5:43 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:43 pm and 5:50 pm.
- 281-053 5:43 PM · 12 sec — 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 5:43 pm and 5:50 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 281-049, 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/281-049 (accessed September 28, 2026).