Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 287 › Conversation 287-017
Nixon & Sanchez on Secret Service and White House logistics
Monday, October 11, 1971 · 2:49 PM–4:33 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to coordinate with the Secret Service regarding the scheduling and security arrangements for First Lady Pat Nixon, David Eisenhower, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower. The primary purpose of this meeting was to clarify travel or logistical expectations for the family members. This request highlights the President's personal oversight of his family's movements and the administrative coordination required by the Secret Service.
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NARA Description
On October 11, 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 2:49 pm and 4:33 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 287-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 287-17
Date: October 11, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:49 pm and 4:33 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon's schedule
-Secret Service
-[Dwight] David Eisenhower, II [?]
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 4:33 pm.Also recorded on October 11, 1971
- 011-038 2:39 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at 2:39 pm.
- 011-039 2:39 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 2:39 pm to 2:47 pm.
- 011-040 2:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 2:47 pm to 2:49 pm.
- 287-015 2:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:47 pm to 2:49 pm.
- 011-041 2:49 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:49 pm and 4:33 pm.
- 287-016 2:49 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 2:49 pm and 4:33 pm.
- 287-018 2:49 PM · 37 sec — 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 2:49 pm and 4:33 pm.
- 287-019 2:49 PM · 5 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 2:49 pm and 4:33 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 287-017, October 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/287-017 (accessed October 12, 2026).