Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 285 › Conversation 285-038
Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential Staff and Personal Valet
Thursday, October 7, 1971 · 3:05 PM–3:25 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting with his longtime personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The recording captures a short exchange that primarily serves as a personal interaction between the President and a member of his domestic staff. No policy discussions or significant political decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.
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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 3:05 pm and 3:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 285-038 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 285-038 Date: October 7, 1971 Time: Unknown between 3:05 pm and 3:25 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ********************************************************************** [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 07/22/2019. Segment cleared for release.] [Personal Returnable] [285-038-w001] [Duration: 11s] ********************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:25 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.
- 285-033 2:47 PM · 2 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 2:47 pm and 2:50 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.
- 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 285-038, 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/285-038 (accessed October 6, 2026).