Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 297 › Conversation 297-013

Nixon & Sanchez on University of Nebraska and Veterans affairs

Friday, November 12, 1971 · 9:59 AM–10:03 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation297-013 on Tape 297 (tape position 00:27:06–00:28:15)StartFriday, November 12, 1971 at 9:59 AMEndFriday, November 12, 1971 at 10:03 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 297-013 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss administrative tasks involving correspondence with the University of Nebraska football coaching staff and veterans' groups. The President inquired about the status of a specific letter he intended to review and briefly checked in on his own health and physical state. No significant policy decisions were made during this brief, informal encounter.

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On November 12, 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 9:59 am and 10:03 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 297-013 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 297-13

Date: November 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:59 am and 10:03 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 10:03 am.
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Conversation 297-013, November 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/297-013 (accessed October 1, 2026).