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.
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.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation 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 Page | 1 White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973 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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