Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 301 › Conversation 301-005
Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential aides and Personal effects
Wednesday, November 3, 1971 · 8:55 AM–9:00 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 21 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, to address the misplacement of his eyeglasses. Nixon instructed Sanchez to retrieve a spare pair from the Executive Office Building to resolve the issue. The brief interaction focused entirely on this logistical matter regarding the President's personal belongings.
- Presidential aides
- Logistics
- Personal effects
- Manolo Sanchez
- Daily routine
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NARA Description
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 8:55 am and 9:00 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 301-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 301-5
Date: November 3, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:55 am and 9:00 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]
[301-005-w001]
[Duration: 20s]
Eyeglasses
-Location
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
-Retrieve spare
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:00 am.Also recorded on November 3, 1971
- 301-001 8:45 AM · 6 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 8:45 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.
- 301-006 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.
- 301-007 9:00 AM · 3 hr 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:00 am to 12:14 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 301-005, 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/301-005 (accessed September 30, 2026).