Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 297 › Conversation 297-043
Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential Valet and White House Staff
Friday, November 12, 1971 · 2:41 PM–3:55 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building for a private engagement. Given that the available recording consists primarily of a withdrawn segment classified as personal, the interaction reflects a routine administrative or service-related meeting between the President and his staff. No substantial policy developments or historical decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.
Audio
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This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the player above contains the full tape segment shared with neighbouring conversations. It begins about 02:28:39 into the tape and ends around 02:33:36.
Transcript (AI-generated)
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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 2:41 pm and 3:55 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 297-043 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 297-43 Date: November 12, 1971 Time: Unknown between 2:41 pm and 3:55 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 11s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:55 pm.
Also recorded on November 12, 1971
- 617-012 2:26 PM · 1 hr 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Stephen B. Bull, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Ronald L. Ziegler, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Hugh Scott, Gerald R. Ford, Milton R. Young, Allen J. Ellender, George H. Mahon, Frank T. Bow, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:26 pm and 3:36 pm.
- 014-084 2:36 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 2:36 pm to 2:38 pm.
- 297-040 2:36 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:36 pm to 2:38 pm.
- 014-085 2:38 PM · 4 min — John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:38 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 297-041 2:40 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:40 pm to 2:41 pm.
- 297-042 2:41 PM · 7 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 2:41 pm and 3:55 pm.
- 297-044 2:41 PM · 54 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 2:41 pm and 3:55 pm.
- 297-045 2:41 PM · 21 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 2:41 pm and 3:55 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 297-043, 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/297-043 (accessed October 1, 2026).