Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 289 › Conversation 289-012
Nixon & Sanchez on White House logistics and workspace management
Thursday, October 14, 1971 · 12:30 PM–2:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss logistical arrangements regarding the President's workspace. The conversation focused on the removal of a television set that had been tuned to a baseball game. This brief administrative interaction centered on clearing the President’s desk or immediate surroundings ahead of an upcoming scheduled meeting.
- White House logistics
- Manolo Sanchez
- Presidential schedule
- workspace management
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NARA Description
On October 14, 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 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 289-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 289-12
Date: October 14, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:30 pm and 2:30 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 03/15/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[289-012-w001]
[Duration: 6s]
The President’s schedule
-Baseball game
-Remove television
-President’s forthcoming meeting
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:30 pm.Also recorded on October 14, 1971
- 289-001 12:30 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 289-002 12:30 PM · 7 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 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 289-003 12:30 PM · 4 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 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 289-004 12:30 PM · 9 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 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 289-005 12:30 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 289-006 12:30 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 289-007 12:30 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 289-008 12:30 PM · 20 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 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 289-012, October 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/289-012 (accessed September 28, 2026).