Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 297 › Conversation 297-019

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Presidential records

Friday, November 12, 1971 · 10:06 AM–12:10 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation297-019 on Tape 297 (tape position 00:35:06–00:37:15)StartFriday, November 12, 1971 at 10:06 AMEndFriday, November 12, 1971 at 12:10 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 297-019 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual to organize and secure specific documents and a book. The brief interaction focused on the physical handling and placement of these materials within the office. The meeting concluded with Nixon providing direct instructions to the staff member to ensure the items were properly arranged.

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Ie, sir.

O, yw Manolo yma?

Ie, yw hwn, sir.

Ie, gallwch chi ddod o'r llawr yma, os gwelwch chi.

Yn y llawr yma, ar y llawr yma.

Ie, peidiwch â gwneud hynny.

Diolch.

Diolch i chi hefyd.

Diolch.

NARA Description

On November 12, 1971, 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 10:06 am and 12:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 297-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 297-19

Date: November 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:06 am and 12:10 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown man.

      Manolo Sanchez

      Instructions
            -Book
                   -Papers

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 12:10 pm.

Also recorded on November 12, 1971

014-082 10:06 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 12:10 pm.
297-016 10:06 AM · 2 min — 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 10:06 am and 12:10 pm.
297-017 10:06 AM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 12:10 pm.
297-018 10:06 AM · 2 min — 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 10:06 am and 12:10 pm.
297-020 10:06 AM · 5 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 10:06 am and 12:10 pm.
297-021 10:06 AM · 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 10:06 am and 12:10 pm.
297-022 10:06 AM · 7 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 10:06 am and 12:10 pm.
297-023 10:06 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 12:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 297-019, 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/297-019 (accessed October 1, 2026).