Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 490 › Conversation 490-020
Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office and White House staff
Tuesday, May 4, 1971 · 2:05 PM ET · Oval Office · 3 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to briefly discuss the President's upcoming schedule. The conversation was exceptionally brief, consisting of a short inquiry regarding the timing of an engagement. No major policy decisions or significant administrative actions were recorded during this interaction.
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NARA Description
On May 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:05 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 490-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 490-20
Date: May 4, 1971
Time: 2:05 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 11/12/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[490-020-w001]
[Duration: 6s]
The President’s schedule
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Sanchez left at 2:05 pm.Also recorded on May 4, 1971
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- 042-085 1:11 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:11 pm and 1:12 pm.
- 251-048 1:11 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:11 pm to 1:12 pm.
- 251-049 1:11 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:11 pm and 1:12 pm.
- 042-086 1:12 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William B. Macomber, Jr. talked on the telephone from 1:12 pm to 1:13 pm.
- 251-051 1:12 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William B. Macomber, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:12 pm to 1:13 pm.
- 490-021 2:05 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:05 pm to 2:12 pm.
- 490-022 2:14 PM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:14 pm to 3:06 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 490-020, May 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/490-020 (accessed October 12, 2026).