Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 294 › Conversation 294-015
Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential travel and Florida
Thursday, November 18, 1971 · 12:46 PM–2:48 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 58 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss personal logistics and administrative matters. The conversation focused on the President's upcoming travel schedule, specifically regarding a planned trip to Florida. The two also coordinated arrangements for an upcoming dinner engagement.
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Position in tape: 03:27:35 – 03:28:58
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NARA Description
On November 18, 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 12:46 pm and 2:48 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 294-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 294-15
Date: November 18, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:46 pm and 2:48 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
The President's schedule
-Florida
-Dinner
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:48 pm.Also recorded on November 18, 1971
- 015-032 12:46 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:46 pm.
- 015-033 12:46 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 2:48 pm.
- 294-014 12:46 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:46 pm.
- 294-016 12:46 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 12:46 pm and 2:48 pm.
- 294-017 12:46 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 12:46 pm and 2:48 pm.
- 294-018 12:46 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 12:46 pm and 2:48 pm.
- 294-019 12:46 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 2:48 pm.
- 294-020 12:46 PM · 35 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 12:46 pm and 2:48 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 294-015, November 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/294-015 (accessed October 12, 2026).