Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 297 › Conversation 297-045

Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential privacy and valet

Friday, November 12, 1971 · 2:41 PM–3:55 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 21 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation297-045 on Tape 297 (tape position 02:34:27–02:34:45)StartFriday, November 12, 1971 at 2:41 PMEndFriday, November 12, 1971 at 3:55 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 297-045 ↗

A 21-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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Position in tape: 02:34:27 – 02:34:45

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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 297-045 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 297-45

Date: November 12, 1971
Time: Unknown after 2:41 pm until 3:55 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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The President and Sanchez left at 3:55 pm.

No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.

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  • 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.
  • 297-043 2:41 PM · 5 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.

Conversation 297-045, 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/297-045 (accessed November 15, 2026).