Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 293 › Conversation 293-026

Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential travel and Palm Springs

Wednesday, November 17, 1971 · 1:32 PM–1:42 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation293-026 on Tape 293 (tape position 01:30:14–01:31:49)StartWednesday, November 17, 1971 at 1:32 PMEndWednesday, November 17, 1971 at 1:42 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 293-026 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss logistical arrangements regarding an upcoming trip to California. The conversation centered on the President's travel schedule to Palm Springs and the delivery of specific items for the excursion. During the brief exchange, Nixon inquired about Sanchez's readiness to assist with these tasks, mirroring procedures from previous trips.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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1:30:14I'd like to ask you to bring your post up over there.
1:30:16We've got to decide if you want to get that out.
1:30:25I've got to come also.
1:30:31Are you busy now?
1:30:32We may be going to California Wednesday night.
1:30:38Oh, good.
1:30:41Thank you.
1:30:42I don't understand what you're trying to say, sir.
1:30:45Just for, just for the sake of it, sir.
1:30:52Well, you've got a case.
1:31:03Yes, sir.
1:31:04You can't actually do that kind of thing.
1:31:07You ready to go out there?
1:31:08Yes, sir.
1:31:09Like you did before?
1:31:13Now I find the trick to...
1:31:18I find the trick to keep the pen between one and four plus marks.

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 1:32 pm and 1:42 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 293-026 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 293-26

Date: November 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:32 pm and 1:42 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

     The President's schedule
          -California
                -A meeting in Palm Springs

     Delivery of something

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:42 pm.

Also recorded on November 17, 1971

  • 014-153 1:26 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 1:26 pm to 1:27 pm.
  • 293-004 1:26 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:26 pm to 1:27 pm.
  • 014-154 1:27 PM · 9 min — Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, John D. Ehrlichman, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:27 pm and 2:48 pm.
  • 293-005 1:27 PM · 3 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 1:27 pm and 2:48 pm.
  • 293-006 1:27 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:27 pm and 2:48 pm.
  • 293-024 1:30 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:30 pm to 1:32 pm.
  • 293-025 1:32 PM · 17 sec — 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 1:32 pm and 1:42 pm.
  • 293-027 1:32 PM · 14 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 1:32 pm and 1:42 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 293-026, 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/293-026 (accessed October 1, 2026).