Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 282 › Conversation 282-034

Nixon & Sanchez on White House domestic staff and Personal affairs

Wednesday, October 20, 1971 · 5:53 PM–6:05 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation282-034 on Tape 282 (tape position 02:39:19–02:39:56)StartWednesday, October 20, 1971 at 5:53 PMEndWednesday, October 20, 1971 at 6:05 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 282-034 ↗

President Richard Nixon met briefly with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to coordinate evening arrangements. The pair discussed the President's upcoming dinner schedule and confirmed a timing of 6:30 p.m. Additionally, Nixon requested that Sanchez prepare a scotch and soda.

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ready for dinner at 6 30.

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 5:53 pm and 6:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 282-034 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 282-34

Date: October 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:53 pm and 6:05 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]
[282-034-w001]
[Duration: 10s]

       Request
             -Scotch and soda

       The President's schedule
              -Dinner
                      -Timing

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:05 pm.
  • 012-016 5:40 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), White House operator, and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:40 pm and 5:49 pm.
  • 282-031 5:40 PM · 1 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 5:40 pm and 5:49 pm.
  • 282-032 5:40 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:40 pm and 5:49 pm.
  • 012-017 5:49 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 5:49 pm to 5:50 pm.
  • 012-018 5:50 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 6:05 pm.
  • 282-033 5:53 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:53 pm to 6:05 pm.
  • 012-019 6:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard A. Moore talked on the telephone from 6:05 pm to 6:07 pm.
  • 282-035 6:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard A. Moore met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:05 pm to 6:07 pm.

Conversation 282-034, 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/282-034 (accessed September 28, 2026).