Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 292 › Conversation 292-002

Nixon & Sanchez

Tuesday, October 19, 1971 · 1:45 PM–2:53 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation292-002 on Tape 292 (tape position 00:03:27–00:04:38)StartTuesday, October 19, 1971 at 1:45 PMEndTuesday, October 19, 1971 at 2:53 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 292-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief meeting with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The conversation primarily involved personal matters, as indicated by the withdrawal of the recorded segment for personal reasons. No substantive policy discussions or administrative actions were recorded during this interaction.

Audio

part A, 3:27

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This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the players above hold the full tape, shared with neighbouring conversations. By the archivists' log it runs from 00:03:27 to 00:04:38 into the tape; their log often drifts a minute or two from the audio, so listen for the subjects in the finding aid.

NARA Description

On October 19, 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 1:45 pm and 2:53 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 292-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 292-2

Date: October 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:45 pm and 2:53 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 1s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:53 pm

Transcript (AI-generated)

No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.

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  • 292-001 1:45 PM · 2 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 1:45 pm and 2:53 pm.
  • 292-003 1:45 PM · 54 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 1:45 pm and 2:53 pm.
  • 292-004 1:45 PM · 45 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 1:45 pm and 2:53 pm.
  • 292-005 1:45 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 1:45 pm and 2:53 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 292-002, October 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/292-002 (accessed November 12, 2026).