Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 286 › Conversation 286-008
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Presidential valet
Thursday, October 7, 1971 · 6:10 PM–7:11 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 28 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The brief interaction, which included a segment of withheld personal material, primarily functioned as a private exchange between the President and his longtime staff member. No substantive policy discussions or major administrative decisions were recorded during this brief visit.
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Position in tape: 00:57:28 – 00:57:53
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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 6:10 pm and 7:11 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 286-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 286-8 Date: October 7, 1971 Time: Unknown between 6:10 pm and 7:11 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 8s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ********************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 7:11 pm.
Also recorded on October 7, 1971
- 011-001 5:36 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:36 pm.
- 011-002 5:36 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:36 pm and 5:49 pm.
- 011-003 5:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 5:49 pm to 5:50 pm.
- 011-004 5:50 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 8:11 pm.
- 286-007 6:10 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 7:11 pm.
- 286-009 6:10 PM · 2 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 6:10 pm and 7:11 pm.
- 286-010 6:10 PM · 21 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 6:10 pm and 7:11 pm.
- 286-011 6:10 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 7:11 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 286-008, 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/286-008 (accessed October 6, 2026).