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Nixon & Sanchez on John N. Mitchell

Thursday, November 4, 1971 · 1:48 PM–3:47 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation300-010 on Tape 300 (tape position 00:16:39–00:18:53)StartThursday, November 4, 1971 at 1:48 PMEndThursday, November 4, 1971 at 3:47 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 300-010 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss adjustments to his daily schedule following the cancellation of a meeting with Attorney General John N. Mitchell. Noting the change in plans, the President opted to utilize the newfound time for additional work. This brief interaction served primarily to reorganize the President's immediate agenda for the afternoon.

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Mr. Mitchell is not coming, so I'm going to take another half hour.

On November 4, 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 1:48 pm and 3:47 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 300-010 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 300-010

Date: November 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:48 pm and 3:47 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

     The President's schedule
          -John N. Mitchell

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:47 pm
  • 013-120 1:48 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 3:47 pm.
  • 300-008 1:48 PM · 38 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 1:48 pm and 3:47 pm.
  • 300-009 1:48 PM · 7 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 1:48 pm and 3:47 pm.
  • 300-011 1:48 PM · 31 sec — 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 1:48 pm and 3:47 pm.
  • 300-012 1:48 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 3:47 pm.
  • 300-013 1:48 PM · 4 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 1:48 pm and 3:47 pm.
  • 300-014 1:48 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 3:47 pm.
  • 300-015 1:48 PM · 50 sec — 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 1:48 pm and 3:47 pm.

Conversation 300-010, November 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/300-010 (accessed September 30, 2026).