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Sanchez & United States Secret Service agents on White House logistics

Friday, April 16, 1971 · 3:47 PM–3:49 PM ET · Oval Office · 15 sec

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agents; Sanchez, ManoloConversation482-030 on Tape 482 (tape position 03:03:05–03:04:05)StartFriday, April 16, 1971 at 3:47 PMEndFriday, April 16, 1971 at 3:49 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 482-030 ↗

Secret Service agents and White House valet Manolo Sanchez met briefly in the Oval Office to facilitate logistical instructions. The interaction occurred as part of a routine transition or security coordination involving the President's personal staff. No substantive policy matters were recorded, as the brief exchange primarily involved administrative movement within the office.

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On April 16, 1971, United States Secret Service agents and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:47 pm and 3:49 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 482-030 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 482-30

Date: April 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:47 pm and 3:49 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown Secret Service agents (?) talked at an unknown time after 3:47 pm.

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[Previous PRMPA Federal Statute (A) withdrawal. This segment was rereviewed 12/05/2019
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       Agent answering phone

Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 3:47 pm.

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     President’s location

[End of telephone conversation]

     Unknown instruction

     Sanchez

Unknown persons and Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:49 pm.
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Conversation 482-030, April 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/482-030 (accessed October 3, 2026).