Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 297 › Conversation 297-030
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Presidential valet
Friday, November 12, 1971 · 12:59 PM–2:20 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·8 min
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The recording consists entirely of a withdrawn segment classified as a personal returnable item, indicating no substantive policy or administrative matters were captured. Consequently, no official decisions or developments were documented during this brief encounter.
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Position in tape: 01:43:02 – 01:50:35
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NARA 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 12:59 pm and 2:20 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 297-030 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 297-30 Date: November 12, 1971 Time: Unknown between 12:59 pm and 2:20 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 6s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:20 pm.
Also recorded on November 12, 1971
- 297-029 12:59 PM · 40 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 12:59 pm and 2:20 pm.
- 297-031 12:59 PM · 42 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 12:59 pm and 2:20 pm.
- 297-032 12:59 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 2:20 pm.
- 297-033 12:59 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 2:20 pm.
- 297-034 12:59 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 2:20 pm.
- 297-035 12:59 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 2:20 pm.
- 297-036 12:59 PM · 45 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 12:59 pm and 2:20 pm.
- 297-037 12:59 PM · 4 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 12:59 pm and 2:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 297-030, 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/297-030 (accessed September 18, 2026).