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Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential daily schedule

Monday, May 10, 1971 · 6:15 PM ET · Oval Office · 3 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation496-019 on Tape 496 (tape position 05:33:40–05:34:29)StartMonday, May 10, 1971 at 6:15 PMEndMonday, May 10, 1971 at 6:15 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 496-019 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to coordinate the conclusion of his daily activities at the Oval Office. The two discussed plans to depart the workspace and head to the White House residence. This brief interaction served to manage the President's logistics and schedule for the remainder of the evening.

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Well, let's go over to the house.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On May 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at 6:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 496-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 496-019

Date: May 10, 1971
Time: 6:15 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

     President's schedule

The President and Sanchez left at 6:15 pm.

Also recorded on May 10, 1971

  • 496-015 5:25 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:25 pm.
  • 496-016 5:25 PM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 6:15 pm.
  • 002-137 6:14 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 6:14 pm to 6:15 pm.
  • 002-138 6:15 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:15 pm and 7:04 pm.
  • 496-017 6:15 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:15 pm and 7:47 pm.
  • 002-139 7:04 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 7:04 pm to 7:08 pm.
  • 002-140 7:08 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:08 pm and 7:12 pm.
  • 002-141 7:12 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:12 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 496-019, May 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/496-019 (accessed October 11, 2026).