Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 303 › Conversation 303-010

Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Valet services

Tuesday, October 26, 1971 · 5:55 PM–6:10 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation303-010 on Tape 303 (tape position 03:07:18–03:07:25)StartTuesday, October 26, 1971 at 5:55 PMEndTuesday, October 26, 1971 at 6:10 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 303-010 ↗

President Richard Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to handle a brief, personal request. The meeting was exceptionally short, lasting only two seconds of recorded audio before concluding. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions were documented during this brief interaction.

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On October 26, 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 5:55 pm and 6:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 303-010 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 303-010

Date: October 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:55 pm and 6:10 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]
[303-010-w001]
[Duration: 2s]

       Request

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:10 pm.

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
  • 303-007 1:51 PM · 2 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 1:51 pm and 2:49 pm.
  • 303-008 1:51 PM · 1 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 1:51 pm and 2:49 pm.
  • 303-009 2:49 PM · 2 hr 53 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, Manolo Sanchez, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:49 pm to 5:55 pm.
  • 303-011 5:55 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 5:55 pm and 6:10 pm.
  • 303-012 6:10 PM · 52 sec — unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 013-015 6:36 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:36 pm and 7:50 pm.
  • 013-016 7:50 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 7:50 pm to 7:52 pm.
  • 013-017 7:52 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:52 pm and 8:01 pm.

Conversation 303-010, October 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/303-010 (accessed October 12, 2026).