Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 289 › Conversation 289-017
Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and personal matters
Thursday, October 14, 1971 · 3:00 PM–3:05 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 5 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief administrative interaction. The conversation included a small segment of restricted material that was withdrawn for personal privacy reasons. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions were recorded during this short exchange.
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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 3:00 pm and 3:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 289-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 289-17
Date: October 14, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:00 pm and 3:05 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]
[289-017-w001]
[Duration: 5s]
Baseball game
-Score
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:05 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.
- 289-015 2:30 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:30 pm to 3:00 pm.
- 289-016 3:00 PM · 23 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 3:00 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 289-018 3:05 PM · 2 hr 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, Gerard C. Smith, and John B. Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:05 pm to 5:40 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 289-017, 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/289-017 (accessed September 28, 2026).