Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 282 › Conversation 282-003

Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Presidential valet

Wednesday, October 20, 1971 · 12:30 PM–2:23 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation282-003 on Tape 282 (tape position 00:03:05–00:03:23)StartWednesday, October 20, 1971 at 12:30 PMEndWednesday, October 20, 1971 at 2:23 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 282-003 ↗

President Richard M. Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. While the bulk of the recording consists of a withdrawn personal segment, the interaction serves as a brief private exchange between the President and his personal staff member. No official policy discussions or major administrative decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.

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On October 20, 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 12:30 pm and 2:23 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 282-003 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 282-3

Date: October 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:30 pm and 2:23 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 04/15/2019.
Segment will remain closed.]
[Personal Returnable]
[282-003-w001]
[Duration: 3s]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:23 pm.
  • 597-004 12:20 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:20 pm and 12:30 pm.
  • 282-001 12:30 PM · 4 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 12:30 pm and 2:23 pm.
  • 282-002 12:30 PM · 22 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 12:30 pm and 2:23 pm.
  • 282-004 12:30 PM · 27 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 12:30 pm and 2:23 pm.
  • 282-005 12:30 PM · 6 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 12:30 pm and 2:23 pm.
  • 282-006 12:30 PM · 10 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 12:30 pm and 2:23 pm.
  • 282-007 12:30 PM · 7 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 12:30 pm and 2:23 pm.
  • 597-005 12:30 PM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 11:59 pm.

Conversation 282-003, October 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/282-003 (accessed September 28, 2026).