Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 487 › Conversation 487-018
Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office operations and personal service
Friday, April 23, 1971 · 1:11 PM–1:17 PM ET · Oval Office · 3 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to request tea. This brief interaction served as a routine administrative or service-related exchange between the President and his staff member. No significant policy discussions or major decisions were recorded during this meeting.
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NARA Description
On April 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:11 pm and 1:17 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 487-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 487-18
Date: April 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:11 pm and 1:17 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez at an unknown time after 1:11 pm.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 11/07/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[487-018-w001]
[Duration: 5s]
The President’s request for tea
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:17 pm.Also recorded on April 23, 1971
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- 487-016 1:04 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:04 pm and 1:11 pm.
- 002-035 1:11 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:11 pm.
- 487-017 1:11 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:11 pm.
- 002-036 1:14 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:14 pm and 1:32 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 487-018, April 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/487-018 (accessed October 10, 2026).