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 · 2 min
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.
- Nixon, Richard M.
- Sanchez, Manolo
- Presidential travel
- Palm Springs
- Logistics
Audio
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Position in tape: 01:30:14 – 01:31:49
part A, 28:24
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.Transcript (AI-generated)
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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 November 15, 2026).