Nixon White House TapesTape 284 › Conversation 284-008

Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Presidential privacy

Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 3:15 PM–3:41 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Sanchez, ManoloConversation284-008 onTape 284 (tape position 00:30:58–00:32:20)StartWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 3:15 PMEndWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 3:41 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 284-008 ↗

President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. Due to the withdrawal of the conversation's content and the lack of a transcript, no substantive policy matters or administrative decisions are recorded. The exchange appears to be of a personal or private nature rather than a professional policy deliberation.

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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 3:15 pm and 3:41 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 284-008 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 284-8

Date: October 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:15 pm and 3:41 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:41 pm.
  • 010-091 3:12 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:12 pm and 3:15 pm.
  • 284-002 3:12 PM · 1 min — 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 3:12 pm and 3:14 pm.
  • 010-092 3:14 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 3:14 pm to 3:15 pm.
  • 284-003 3:14 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:14 pm to 3:15 pm.
  • 284-004 3:15 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:41 pm.
  • 284-005 3:15 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:41 pm.
  • 284-006 3:15 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:41 pm.
  • 284-007 3:15 PM · 1 min — 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 3:15 pm and 3:41 pm.

Conversation 284-008, 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/284-008 (accessed September 18, 2026).