Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 292 › Conversation 292-016

Nixon & Sanchez on diplomatic strategy and political frustration

Tuesday, October 19, 1971 · 5:27 PM–5:38 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation292-016 on Tape 292 (tape position 02:26:20–02:27:19)StartTuesday, October 19, 1971 at 5:27 PMEndTuesday, October 19, 1971 at 5:38 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 292-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss recent political frustrations regarding administrative decisions and external perceptions. The conversation touches on dissatisfaction with how specific individuals, referred to as 'Eddie,' handled various responsibilities, as well as the President’s desire for a more assertive posture in international or diplomatic affairs. Nixon expresses a clear intolerance for continued setbacks and suggests a need for a more robust approach moving forward.

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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 from 5:27 pm to 5:38 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 292-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 292-16

Date: October 19, 1971
Time: 5:27 pm - 5:38 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 5:38 pm.

Transcript (AI-generated)

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It's negative that, uh, that meeting said what he did, you know, that, what he said, the big man, you know, that, now that's, uh, that shows you, you appreciated that involvement.
Is that... Back on us.
The trouble is, and that is, is, you know, we say, look, Eddie's done everything wrong.
The crawling statement, the arresting Eddie, you know, the bull's job.
I'm sure it's a doubt that I couldn't redo a part of the building.
In Paris, it's a little more muscular.
Well, in fact, we got all folded up at the end, but it showed me I'd be running better than he did.
I don't know.
I'm glad if anything else starts going, we can't continue to take it.
We've got enough, and we are adequately attached.

Also recorded on October 19, 1971

  • 011-142 5:27 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:27 pm and 5:38 pm.
  • 292-017 5:27 PM · 31 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 5:27 pm and 5:38 pm.
  • 011-143 5:38 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 5:38 pm to 5:43 pm.
  • 292-018 5:38 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:38 pm to 5:43 pm.
  • 011-144 5:43 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 5:43 pm to 5:48 pm.
  • 011-145 5:43 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:43 pm and 5:48 pm.
  • 292-019 5:43 PM · 20 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 5:43 pm and 5:49 pm.
  • 292-020 5:43 PM · 42 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 5:43 pm and 5:49 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 292-016, 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/292-016 (accessed November 13, 2026).