Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 304 › Conversation 304-004
Nixon & Sanchez on White House domestic staff and Personal schedule
Monday, October 25, 1971 · 2:10 PM–2:37 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·31 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss mundane household and logistical matters. The conversation focused on food preferences and the coordination of Sanchez’s upcoming professional schedule. No significant policy decisions were reached during this brief interaction.
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NARA Description
On October 25, 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 2:10 pm and 2:37 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 304-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 304-4
Date: October 25, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:10 pm and 2:37 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 09/25/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[304-004-w001]
[Duration: 31s]
Food
Manolo Sanchez’s schedule
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:37 pm.Also recorded on October 25, 1971
- 601-037 2:08 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:08 pm and 2:10 pm.
- 304-001 2:10 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 2:10 pm and 2:37 pm.
- 304-002 2:10 PM · 1 min — 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 2:10 pm and 2:37 pm.
- 304-003 2:10 PM · 25 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 2:10 pm and 2:37 pm.
- 601-034 2:10 PM · 14 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 012-112 2:37 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:37 pm.
- 012-113 2:37 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:37 pm and 2:40 pm.
- 012-114 2:37 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:37 pm and 2:40 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 304-004, October 25, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/304-004 (accessed September 18, 2026).