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Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential departure and Personal effects

Tuesday, February 23, 1971 · 7:18 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation456-025 on Tape 456 (tape position 05:56:41–05:58:13)StartTuesday, February 23, 1971 at 7:18 PMEndTuesday, February 23, 1971 at 7:18 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 456-025 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Manolo Sanchez briefly met in the Oval Office as Nixon prepared to leave for a walk. The primary purpose of their interaction was for Sanchez to retrieve a specific warm coat for the President. Nixon instructed Sanchez to turn off the lights before they departed.

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NARA Description

On February 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at 7:18 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 456-025 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 456-25

Date: February 23, 1971
Time: 7:18 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/30/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]

[Personal Returnable]
[456-025-w001]
[Duration: 1m 10s]

     Request
         -Coat

     Instructions

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The President and Sanchez left at 7:18 pm

Transcript (AI-generated)

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NixonAll right, Manolo, I'm ready to walk. Just get me that other coat, will you?
SanchezYes, sir.
NixonThe warm one. Yeah.
SanchezThe topcoat?
NixonYeah, that dark blue one. That's fine.
SanchezYes, sir.
Sanchez[unintelligible]
NixonFine, yeah. That's a good boy. That's the one.
Sanchez[unintelligible]
NixonNo, I don't need a scarf. [unintelligible]
Sanchez[unintelligible]
NixonWe're just going to walk over and walk back. Okay.
SanchezOkay, sir.
NixonTurn out the lights, and you can come with me.
SanchezYes, sir.

Also recorded on February 23, 1971

  • 456-017 3:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:05 pm to 3:08 pm.
  • 456-018 3:08 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 3:22 pm.
  • 456-019 3:08 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 3:22 pm.
  • 456-020 3:22 PM · 16 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:22 pm and 4:06 pm.
  • 456-021 4:08 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:08 pm to 4:09 pm.
  • 456-022 4:12 PM · 1 hr 47 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Harry S. Dent, Robert H. Finch, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:12 pm to 6:18 pm.
  • 456-023 6:18 PM · 18 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:18 pm and 6:40 pm.
  • 456-024 6:42 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:42 pm to 7:18 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 456-025, February 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/456-025 (accessed November 2, 2026).