Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 503 › Conversation 503-005
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal services and Oval Office
Friday, May 21, 1971 · 9:46 AM–9:53 AM ET · Oval Office · 5 sec
AI Summary
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.
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NARA Description
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 Aid
Conversation 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.Also recorded on May 21, 1971
- 503-001 8:13 AM · 1 hr 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:13 am and 9:25 am.
- 503-002 9:25 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:25 am and 9:37 am.
- 003-108 9:37 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 9:37 am to 9:40 am.
- 503-003 9:37 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:37 am to 9:40 am.
- 503-004 9:40 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:40 am to 9:46 am.
- 503-006 9:53 AM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, Gerard C. Smith, Paul H. Nitze, Llewellyn E. ("Tommy") Thompson, Jr., Philip J. Farley, Alexander P. Butterfield, and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:53 am to 10:43 am.
- 503-007 10:46 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:46 am to 10:47 am.
- 503-008 10:47 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:47 am and 11:02 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 503-005, May 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/503-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).