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.
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.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation 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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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.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.