Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 282 › Conversation 282-025
Nixon & Sanchez on King Timahoe and White House domestic life
Wednesday, October 20, 1971 · 4:21 PM–4:23 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 34 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss the whereabouts and management of the President's Irish Setter, King Timahoe. During the brief interaction, Nixon provided specific instructions for Sanchez to keep a door open to allow the dog to remain nearby. The exchange reflects the informal nature of their personal interactions regarding the President's pet.
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NARA Description
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 4:21 pm and 4:23 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 282-025 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 282-25
Date: October 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:21 pm and 4:23 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 04/12/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[282-025-w001]
[Duration: 32s]
King Timahoe
-Location
-President’s instruction for Manolo Sanchez
-Leave door open
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 4:23 pm.Also recorded on October 20, 1971
- 012-009 4:13 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:13 pm and 4:18 pm.
- 282-022 4:13 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:13 pm to 4:18 pm.
- 012-010 4:18 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:18 pm and 4:20 pm.
- 282-023 4:18 PM · 8 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 4:18 pm and 4:20 pm.
- 012-011 4:20 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard A. Moore talked on the telephone from 4:20 pm to 4:21 pm.
- 282-024 4:20 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard A. Moore met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:20 pm to 4:21 pm.
- 012-012 4:21 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:21 pm and 4:44 pm.
- 282-026 4:23 PM · 49 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Richard A. Moore, White House operator, John N. Mitchell, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:23 pm to 5:16 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 282-025, 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/282-025 (accessed September 28, 2026).