Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 301 › Conversation 301-001

Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Valet services

Wednesday, November 3, 1971 · 8:45 AM–8:55 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation301-001 on Tape 301 (tape position 00:00:39–00:02:02)StartWednesday, November 3, 1971 at 8:45 AMEndWednesday, November 3, 1971 at 8:55 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 301-001 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to handle a routine personal request. The primary purpose of the brief interaction was for the President to request coffee. No significant policy discussions or administrative decisions occurred during this brief exchange.

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Whatever.
Go on, Freddy.

On November 3, 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 8:45 am and 8:55 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 301-001 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 301-1

Date: November 3, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:45 am and 8:55 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/19/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[301-001-w001]
[Duration: 6s]

     Request
         -Coffee

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:55 am.
  • 301-002 8:45 AM · 7 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 8:45 am and 8:55 am.
  • 013-081 8:55 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:55 am.
  • 013-082 8:55 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:55 am and 9:00 am.
  • 301-003 8:55 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:55 am.
  • 301-004 8:55 AM · 9 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 8:55 am and 9:00 am.
  • 301-005 8:55 AM · 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 8:55 am and 9:00 am.
  • 301-006 8:55 AM · 7 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 8:55 am and 9:00 am.
  • 013-083 9:00 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:11 am.

Conversation 301-001, November 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/301-001 (accessed September 30, 2026).