Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 310 › Conversation 310-005
Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and personal services
Saturday, December 18, 1971 · 2:32 PM–2:45 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. While the official transcript is unavailable, the brief recorded exchange centered on the procurement of pens. This interaction highlights the routine administrative and personal tasks facilitated by Sanchez during his tenure as a member of the President's domestic staff.
Audio
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This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the player above contains the full tape segment shared with neighbouring conversations. It begins about 00:07:27 into the tape and ends around 00:09:34.
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On December 18, 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 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 310-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 310-5
Date: December 18, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Pens
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:45 pm.Also recorded on December 18, 1971
- 639-031 2:31 PM · 33 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 5:05 pm.
- 310-001 2:32 PM · 18 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 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 310-002 2:32 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 310-003 2:32 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 310-004 2:32 PM · 39 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 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 310-006 2:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 310-007 2:32 PM · 49 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 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 310-008 2:32 PM · 36 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 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 310-005, December 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/310-005 (accessed October 10, 2026).