Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 301 › Conversation 301-014

Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and personal services

Wednesday, November 3, 1971 · 1:16 PM–2:39 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 33 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation301-014 on Tape 301 (tape position 04:08:48–04:10:21)StartWednesday, November 3, 1971 at 1:16 PMEndWednesday, November 3, 1971 at 2:39 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 301-014 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss personal arrangements. The brief interaction focused primarily on the President's request for lunch. No significant policy developments or administrative decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.

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and i think uh i'd like to try one of the other uh

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 1:16 pm and 2:39 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 301-014 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 301-14

Date: November 3, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:16 pm and 2:39 pm
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 09/20/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[301-014-w001]
[Duration: 33s]

     Request
         -Lunch

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:39 pm.
  • 013-097 12:16 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:16 pm.
  • 013-098 12:16 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 12:20 pm.
  • 301-008 12:16 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:16 pm.
  • 301-013 12:20 PM · 55 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:20 pm to 1:16 pm.
  • 013-099 12:22 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 12:22 pm to 12:23 pm.
  • 013-100 12:25 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter H. Annenberg talked on the telephone from 12:25 pm to 12:31 pm.
  • 301-015 1:16 PM · 20 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 1:16 pm and 2:39 pm.
  • 301-016 1:16 PM · 50 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 1:16 pm and 2:39 pm.

Conversation 301-014, 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/301-014 (accessed September 30, 2026).