Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 288 › Conversation 288-004
Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and personal correspondence
Tuesday, October 12, 1971 · 8:25 AM–8:30 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief, informal encounter. The interaction, which lasted only a few minutes, primarily involved personal matters rather than substantive policy deliberations. No significant administrative decisions or developments were recorded during this brief exchange.
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Position in tape: 00:06:03 – 00:07:17
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NARA Description
On October 12, 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 8:25 am and 8:30 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 288-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 288-4 Date: October 12, 1971 Time: Unknown between 8:25 am and 8:30 am 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 ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 8s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ********************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:30 am.
Also recorded on October 12, 1971
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- 288-005 8:30 AM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:30 am.
- 288-006 8:30 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:40 am.
- 011-049 8:40 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 8:40 am to 8:46 am.
- 288-007 8:40 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:40 am to 8:46 am.
- 011-050 8:46 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:46 am and 9:19 am.
- 288-008 8:46 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:46 am and 9:19 am.
- 288-009 8:46 AM · 10 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 8:46 am and 9:19 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 288-004, October 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/288-004 (accessed October 12, 2026).