Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 292 › Conversation 292-036
Nixon, Keyes & Sanchez on personal staff
Tuesday, October 19, 1971 · 6:34 PM–6:45 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 min
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting in the Old Executive Office Building with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, and television writer Paul W. Keyes. The discussion, largely obscured by withdrawn material and limited transcript evidence, involved routine personal staff interactions and a brief exchange regarding keys. No major policy decisions or significant administrative actions were recorded during this short encounter.
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Position in tape: 02:52:36 – 02:56:47
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NARA Description
On October 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Paul W. Keyes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:34 pm and 6:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 292-036 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 292-36 Date: October 19, 1971 Time: Unknown between 6:34 pm and 6:45 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 2m 42s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ********************************************************************** The President talked with Paul W. Keyes between 6:45 pm and 6:47 pm. [Conversation No. 292-36A] [See Conversation No. 11-152] Sanchez left at 6:45 pm. [End of telephone conversation]
Also recorded on October 19, 1971
- 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.
- 292-031 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.
- 292-033 6:34 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 6:34 pm and 6:45 pm.
- 292-034 6:34 PM · 53 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.
- 292-035 6:34 PM · 22 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 6:34 pm and 6:45 pm.
- 011-152 6:45 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes talked on the telephone from 6:45 pm to 6:47 pm.
- 292-037 6:47 PM · 12 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 6:47 pm and 7:49 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 292-036, 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/292-036 (accessed September 28, 2026).