Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 297 › Conversation 297-036

Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Presidential valet

Friday, November 12, 1971 · 12:59 PM–2:20 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 45 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation297-036 on Tape 297 (tape position 01:56:39–01:57:22)StartFriday, November 12, 1971 at 12:59 PMEndFriday, November 12, 1971 at 2:20 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 297-036 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard M. Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The brief interaction consisted entirely of a personal, non-substantive exchange that was subsequently withdrawn from the public record. No policy discussions or administrative decisions were documented during this private encounter.

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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 297-036 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 297-36

Date: November 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:59 pm and 2:20 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 3s ]

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:20 pm.

Transcript (AI-generated)

No speech has been transcribed for this recording. An AI model that listened to the whole recording reported: The recording contains no intelligible speech; it consists of silence, ambient hum, and withdrawn material. Material withdrawn by the National Archives (for privacy or national security) is replaced with a tone or silence in the released audio.

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.
  • 297-030 12:59 PM · 8 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 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.
  • 297-037 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 297-036, 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/297-036 (accessed November 2, 2026).