Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 283 › Conversation 283-001
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
AI Summary
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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NARA Description
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 Aid
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.Also recorded on September 29, 1971
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Cite this conversation
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).