President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to address personal service needs. The interaction was brief and limited to a request for coffee. No substantive policy or political discussions were recorded during this engagement.
On May 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:46 am and 9:53 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 503-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 503-5
Date: May 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:46 am and 9:53 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 06/06/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[503-005-w001]
[Duration: 5s]
Request
-Coffee
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:53 am.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.