Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 291 › Conversation 291-007
Nixon & Sanchez on King Timahoe and White House pets
Tuesday, October 12, 1971 · 9:13 PM–9:41 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 38 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and his valet, Manolo Sanchez, discuss the behavior and well-being of the President's Irish Setter, King Timahoe. During the brief interaction, they confirm the dog's whereabouts after he had wandered off, reflecting on his preference for staying inside the office. The conversation concludes with a request to keep the door open to accommodate the dog's movement.
- Manolo Sanchez
- King Timahoe
- White House pets
- Presidential routine
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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 9:13 pm and 9:41 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 291-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 291-7
Date: October 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:13 pm and 9:41 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 04/29/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[291-007-w001]
[Duration: 37s]
Request
-Keep door open
King Timahoe
-Dog house
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:41 pm.Also recorded on October 13, 1971
- 011-070 9:07 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 9:07 pm to 9:09 pm.
- 291-003 9:07 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:07 pm to 9:09 pm.
- 011-071 9:09 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:09 pm and 9:12 pm.
- 291-004 9:09 PM · 8 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 9:09 pm and 9:12 pm.
- 011-072 9:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 9:12 pm to 9:13 pm.
- 291-005 9:12 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:12 pm to 9:13 pm.
- 291-006 9:13 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 9:13 pm and 9:41 pm.
- 011-073 9:41 PM · 3 min — Henry A. Kissinger and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 9:41 pm to 9:44 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 291-007, October 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/291-007 (accessed September 28, 2026).