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Nixon & Sanchez on Foreign policy and International relations

Wednesday, September 29, 1971 · 1:35 PM–2:45 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation283-001 on Tape 283 (tape position 00:01:34–00:08:30)StartWednesday, September 29, 1971 at 1:35 PMEndWednesday, September 29, 1971 at 2:45 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 283-001 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss the President’s upcoming schedule and engage in a casual exchange regarding international relations. The two touched upon foreign affairs, specifically referencing the political and economic sentiments held by France, West Germany, and Italy. The conversation serves as an informal reflection on global perceptions of U.S. economic aid and diplomatic standing.

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This is my name.
This is my name.
They made a lot of money three months ago.
A lot of money.
And now they cry.
It's an English service called French.
We're German.
We speak German.
The billions of dollars the United States gives to bring us, when they think they are not, they are stealing the hand who gives the food.
Now, go ahead.
Now, I want you to do another three more words.
And give me 20%.
Right.

On September 29, 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 1:35 pm and 2:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 283-001 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 283-001

Date: September 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:35 and 2:45 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

     President’s schedule
           -Meetings, September 29, 1971
           -Pierre-Paul Schweitzer
                 -Andrei A. Gromyko and Anatoliy F. Dobrynin

     Foreign affairs
          -Sanchez’s view
                -France

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

                 -West Germany
                 -Italy

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:45 pm.
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Conversation 283-001, September 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/283-001 (accessed September 28, 2026).