Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 283 › Conversation 283-037

Nixon & Sanchez on National League Championship Series

Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 12:37 PM–2:09 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation283-037 on Tape 283 (tape position 03:10:31–03:14:39)StartWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 12:37 PMEndWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 2:09 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 283-037 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to coordinate the setup of a television in the Old Executive Office. The primary purpose of this brief interaction was for the President to arrange the viewing of the National League Championship Series. No significant policy decisions were made during this exchange, which focused entirely on the President's personal schedule and leisure activities.

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I think I'll be bringing the TV in.
I want to see a little of the game.

On October 6, 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 12:37 pm and 2:09 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 283-037 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 283-037
Date: October 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:37 pm and 2:09 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 12/04/2017.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[283-037-w001]
[Duration: 4s]
The President’s schedule
-Television
-Broadcast of National League Championship Series
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:09 pm.
  • 010-081 11:47 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:47 am and 11:55 am.
  • 283-033 11:50 AM · 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, H. R. Gross, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:50 am to 12:35 pm.
  • 010-082 11:55 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. Gross talked on the telephone from 11:55 am to 12:01 pm.
  • 283-034 12:37 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 2:09 pm.
  • 283-035 12:37 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 2:09 pm.
  • 283-036 12:37 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 2:09 pm.
  • 283-038 12:37 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 2:09 pm.
  • 283-039 12:37 PM · 9 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 12:37 pm and 2:09 pm.

Conversation 283-037, October 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/283-037 (accessed October 8, 2026).