Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 302 › Conversation 302-028
Nixon & Sanchez on Melvin R. Laird and Executive documentation
Monday, November 1, 1971 · 2:30 PM–2:47 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss administrative matters or potential materials contained within a folder related to Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird. The brief exchange focused on verifying the contents of specific documents brought to the President's attention. No major policy shifts or substantive executive decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.
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NARA Description
On November 1, 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 2:30 pm and 2:47 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 302-028 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 302-28
Date: November 1, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:30 pm and 2:47 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Folder
-Melvin R. Laird
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:47 pm.Also recorded on November 1, 1971
- 013-054 2:29 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 2:29 pm to 2:30 pm.
- 302-027 2:29 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:29 pm to 2:30 pm.
- 013-055 2:30 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:30 pm and 2:47 pm.
- 302-029 2:30 PM · 5 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 2:30 pm and 2:47 pm.
- 302-030 2:30 PM · 5 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 2:30 pm and 2:47 pm.
- 013-056 2:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:47 pm to 2:49 pm.
- 302-031 2:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:47 pm to 2:49 pm.
- 302-032 2:54 PM · 1 hr 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Melvin R. Laird, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:54 pm to 4:04 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 302-028, November 1, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/302-028 (accessed October 12, 2026).