{"conversationCode":"297-021","tapeNumber":297,"conversationNumber":21,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-297-021","startDateTime":"1971-11-12T15:06:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-11-12T17:10:00.000Z","startDate":"12-Nov-1971","startTime":"10:06 AM","endDate":"12-Nov-1971","endTime":"12:10 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo;","description":"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 10:06 am and 12:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 297-021 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":2,"chronRelease":"Second Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"26-Oct-2000","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 297-21\n\nDate: November 12, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 10:06 am and 12:10 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with Manolo Sanchez[?].\n\n       Book\n              -Alexander P. Butterfield\n\n*****************************************************************\n\nBEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n[Personal Returnable]\n[Duration: 3s ]\n\nEND WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n\n*****************************************************************\n\nThe unknown man left at an unknown time before 12:10 pm.","filename":["297-021-splice.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:42:32","tapeEnd":"00:45:49","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"297-020","nextCode":"297-022","tapeTranscriptFile":"297a.mp3,297b.mp3","transcript":[{"start":2567.26,"end":2580.45,"text":"Byddwch chi'n cael y llyfr hwnnw'n mynd ymlaen i..."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":2552,"end":2749,"startMethod":"llm-alignment","endMethod":"llm-alignment"},"transcriptConfidence":"high","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to facilitate the delivery of a specific book to Alexander P. Butterfield. The brief exchange focused on coordinating this administrative task, with the President issuing instructions for the item's transfer. The meeting concluded shortly thereafter, marking a routine operational interaction within the White House staff.","topics":["Manolo Sanchez","Alexander P. Butterfield","White House operations","Presidential staff"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T13:54:44.386Z"},"topicSlugs":["manolo-sanchez","alexander-p-butterfield","white-house-operations","presidential-staff"],"audioDurationSec":200,"audioFiles":[{"file":"297-021-splice.mp3","bytes":3200358,"durationSec":199.99,"bitrate":128018,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T14:10:36.758Z","originalFilename":["297a.mp3","297b.mp3"],"spliceSource":{"spliceType":"bigtape","sourceFiles":["297a.mp3"],"cutStart":2550.5,"cutEnd":2750.5,"adjustedStart":2550.5,"adjustedEnd":2750.5,"boundaryMethod":"llm-alignment","confidence":"high","splicedAt":"2026-09-18T14:10:36.758Z"},"transcriptPrev":{"segments":3,"replacedAt":"2026-09-18T05:08:18.631Z"},"audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/297-021-splice.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/297-021","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/297/conversation-297-021","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}