Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 296 › Conversation 296-002
Nixon & Sanchez on Valet services and White House administration
Sunday, November 14, 1971 · 1:14 PM–1:18 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 41 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief meeting with his longtime valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The exchange appears to be a casual or routine interaction regarding personal staff tasks or administrative items. No substantive policy matters or major historical developments occurred during this short 41-second segment.
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NARA Description
On November 14, 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 1:14 pm and 1:18 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 296-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 296-2
Date: November 14, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:14 pm and 1:18 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown person [Manolo Sanchez?].
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 04/29/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[296-002-w001]
[Duration: 41s]
Request
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The unknown person left at an unknown time before 1:18 pm.Also recorded on November 14, 1971
- 014-086 1:14 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:14 pm and 1:18 pm.
- 296-001 1:14 PM · 5 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 1:14 pm and 1:18 pm.
- 014-087 1:18 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 1:18 pm to 1:19 pm.
- 296-003 1:18 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:18 pm to 1:19 pm.
- 296-004 1:19 PM · 18 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 1:19 pm and 5:01 pm.
- 296-005 1:19 PM · 8 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 1:19 pm and 5:01 pm.
- 296-006 1:19 PM · 43 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 1:19 pm and 5:01 pm.
- 296-007 1:19 PM · 9 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 1:19 pm and 5:01 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 296-002, November 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/296-002 (accessed October 1, 2026).