Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 489 › Conversation 489-025

Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and administrative coordination

Monday, April 26, 1971 · 8:30 PM–8:51 PM ET · Oval Office ·9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Sanchez, ManoloConversation489-025 onTape 489 (tape position 05:34:49–05:35:27)StartMonday, April 26, 1971 at 8:30 PMEndMonday, April 26, 1971 at 8:51 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 489-025 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard M. Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to discuss logistical details regarding the President's upcoming schedule. The conversation focused on coordination and administrative arrangements for the President's personal and professional agenda. No significant policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.

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NARA Description

On April 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 pm and 8:51 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 489-025 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 489-25

Date: April 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:30 pm and 8:51 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

     Schedule

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:51 pm.

Also recorded on April 27, 1971

  • 489-026 8:30 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 pm and 8:51 pm.
  • 489-027 8:30 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 pm and 8:51 pm.
  • 489-028 8:30 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 pm and 8:51 pm.
  • 489-029 8:30 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Betty Graham met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 pm and 8:51 pm.
  • 489-030 8:30 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 pm and 8:51 pm.
  • 489-031 8:30 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 pm and 8:51 pm.
  • 489-032 8:30 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 pm and 8:51 pm.
  • 489-033 8:30 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 pm and 8:51 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 489-025, April 27, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/489-025 (accessed September 18, 2026).