Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 310 › Conversation 310-006

Nixon & Sanchez on Rose Mary Woods and White House administration

Saturday, December 18, 1971 · 2:32 PM–2:45 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation310-006 on Tape 310 (tape position 00:09:34–00:11:57)StartSaturday, December 18, 1971 at 2:32 PMEndSaturday, December 18, 1971 at 2:45 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 310-006 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to facilitate the delivery of specific documents to his secretary, Rose Mary Woods. The conversation focused on the administrative transfer of copies and requested changes to these materials. The meeting concluded shortly after these instructions were relayed to ensure the prompt handling of the President's correspondence.

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9:56I can't believe you're talking into the chamber like that.

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 310-006 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 310-6

Date: December 18, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

     Delivery of an item to Rose Mary Woods
          -Copies

          -Changes

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:45 pm.
  • 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.
  • 310-005 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.

Conversation 310-006, 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/310-006 (accessed October 10, 2026).