Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 292 › Conversation 292-029
Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Presidential routine
Tuesday, October 19, 1971 · 6:20 PM–6:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The conversation lasted less than ten minutes and did not yield any recorded policy discussions or substantive administrative developments. Due to the limited duration and the personal nature of the interaction, the exchange remains brief and primarily social in character.
Audio
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This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the player above contains the full tape segment shared with neighbouring conversations. It begins about 02:46:30 into the tape and ends around 02:46:53.
Transcript (AI-generated)
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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 at an unknown time between 6:20 pm and 6:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 292-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 292-29 Date: October 19, 1971 Time: Unknown between 6:20 pm and 6:30 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 4s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ********************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:30 pm.
Also recorded on October 19, 1971
- 011-149 6:09 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:09 pm and 6:16 pm.
- 292-027 6:09 PM · 17 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 6:09 pm and 6:16 pm.
- 011-150 6:16 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 6:16 pm to 6:20 pm.
- 292-028 6:16 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:16 pm to 6:20 pm.
- 011-151 6:20 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:20 pm and 6:45 pm.
- 292-030 6:20 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 6:20 pm and 6:30 pm.
- 292-031 6:30 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:30 pm to 6:34 pm.
- 292-032 6:34 PM · 42 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 6:34 pm and 6:45 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 292-029, 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/292-029 (accessed September 28, 2026).