Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 302 › Conversation 302-004
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Presidential routine
Friday, October 29, 1971 · 1:31 PM–2:39 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·32 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon summoned his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to his Old Executive Office Building workspace for a brief interaction. The discussion was informal and centered on the president's request for coffee. This brief exchange highlights the routine personal services provided by White House staff during the workday.
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NARA Description
On October 29, 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 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 302-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 302-4
Date: October 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:31 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 09/19/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[302-004-w001]
[Duration: 31s]
Request
-Coffee
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:39 pm.Also recorded on October 29, 1971
- 302-002 1:31 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 302-003 1:31 PM · 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 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 302-005 1:31 PM · 5 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 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 302-006 1:31 PM · 11 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 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 302-007 1:31 PM · 18 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 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 302-008 1:31 PM · 4 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 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 302-009 1:31 PM · 13 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 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 302-010 1:31 PM · 32 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 1:31 pm and 2:39 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 302-004, October 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/302-004 (accessed September 18, 2026).