Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 293 › Conversation 293-019
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Gift exchange
Wednesday, November 17, 1971 · 5:25 PM–5:44 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 54 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The brief interaction centered on the President receiving a gold pen from Sanchez. The meeting concluded shortly thereafter as the two men departed the office together.
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Position in tape: 01:23:46 – 01:24:37
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NARA Description
On November 17, 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 5:25 pm and 5:44 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 293-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 293-19
Date: November 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:25 pm and 5:44 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Receipt of gold pen
The President and Sanchez left at 5:44 pm.Also recorded on November 17, 1971
- 015-003 4:00 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 5:23 pm.
- 293-010 4:00 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 5:23 pm.
- 015-004 5:23 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 5:23 pm to 5:25 pm.
- 293-015 5:23 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:23 pm to 5:25 pm.
- 293-016 5:25 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 5:44 pm.
- 293-017 5:25 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 5:44 pm.
- 293-018 5:25 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 5:44 pm.
- 015-005 5:44 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:44 pm and 7:14 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 293-019, November 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/293-019 (accessed October 1, 2026).