Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 285 › Conversation 285-033
Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and personal services
Thursday, October 7, 1971 · 2:47 PM–2:50 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 sec
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The brief interaction focused on the President's personal request for tea. No other substantive policy or administrative matters were recorded during the short duration of the meeting.
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NARA Description
On October 7, 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 2:47 pm and 2:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 285-033 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 285-033
Date: October 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:47 pm and 2:50 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 07/22/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[285-033-w001]
[Duration: 1s]
Request
-Tea
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:50 pm.Also recorded on October 7, 1971
- 285-032 2:43 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:43 pm to 2:47 pm.
- 285-034 2:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 285-035 2:47 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 285-036 2:50 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:50 pm to 3:05 pm.
- 285-037 3:05 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:05 pm and 3:25 pm.
- 285-038 3:05 PM · 14 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 3:05 pm and 3:25 pm.
- 010-136 3:25 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 3:25 pm to 3:32 pm.
- 285-039 3:25 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:25 pm to 3:32 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 285-033, October 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/285-033 (accessed October 6, 2026).