Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 491 › Conversation 491-032
Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office and Personal Staff
Wednesday, May 5, 1971 · 12:43 PM ET · Oval Office · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office. The exchange consisted of mutual well-wishes as Sanchez prepared to depart. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were addressed during this brief encounter.
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NARA Description
On May 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:43 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 491-032 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 491-32
Date: May 5, 1971
Time: 12:43 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Instructions
Sanchez left at 12:43 pm.Also recorded on May 5, 1971
- 491-030 12:11 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Samuel M. Cohn, Mrs. Samuel M. Cohn, U. Alexis Johnson, Edward F. Knipling, Mrs. Edward F. Knipling, Fred Leonard, Mrs. Fred Leonard, Mrs. George H. Willis, George H. Willis, Robert E. Hampton, John B. Connally, Clifford M. Hardin, George P. Shultz, and Frederic V. Malek met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:11 pm to 12:23 pm.
- 491-031 12:23 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John G. Tower, Robert D. ("Bob") Lee, Jill Lee, A. J. ("Bob") Blasé, Richard A. Moore, Stephen B. Bull, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:23 pm to 12:43 pm.
- 002-087 12:43 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 1:13 pm.
- 002-088 12:43 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Dean, III talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 1:13 pm.
- 491-033 12:43 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), White House operator, and John W. Dean, III met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:43 pm to 1:13 pm.
- 491-034 1:13 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:13 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 042-087 1:16 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 042-088 1:16 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter M. Flanigan talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 491-032, May 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/491-032 (accessed October 12, 2026).