Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 295 › Conversation 295-006
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Presidential valet
Tuesday, November 16, 1971 · 1:59 PM–3:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon summoned his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to the Old Executive Office Building for a brief meeting. While the specific nature of their discussion was not documented due to the lack of an available transcript and the extremely short duration of the recording, the interaction reflects the daily routine and personal staff management within the President’s inner circle. No significant policy decisions or actionable outcomes were recorded as a result of this brief engagement.
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.
NARA Description
On November 16, 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 1:59 pm and 3:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 295-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 295-006 Date: November 16, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:59 pm and 3:00 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ***************************************************************** [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 03/20/2019. Segment cleared for release.] [Personal Returnable] [295-006-w001] [Duration: 2s] President calls Manolo Sanchez ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:00 pm.
Also recorded on November 16, 1971
- 014-136 1:17 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Peter M. Flanigan talked on the telephone from 1:17 pm to 1:18 pm.
- 014-137 1:59 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:59 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 295-001 1:59 PM · 1 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 1:59 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 295-002 1:59 PM · 3 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 1:59 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 295-003 1:59 PM · 3 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 1:59 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 295-004 1:59 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 1:59 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 295-005 1:59 PM · 8 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 1:59 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 619-029 1:59 PM · 52 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:59 pm and 11:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 295-006, November 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/295-006 (accessed October 1, 2026).