Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 541 › Conversation 541-007

Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and restricted records

Wednesday, July 21, 1971 · 5:15 PM–5:21 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Sanchez, ManoloConversation541-007 onTape 541 (tape position 02:23:40–02:24:14)StartWednesday, July 21, 1971 at 5:15 PMEndWednesday, July 21, 1971 at 5:21 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 541-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief meeting with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office. The discussion involved a personal matter categorized as restricted material, which was subsequently withdrawn from the public record. No significant policy decisions or state affairs were recorded during this brief interaction.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On July 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:21 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 541-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 541-7

Date: July 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:15 pm and 5:21 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 8s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 5:21 pm.

Also recorded on July 21, 1971

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  • 006-179 4:46 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 5:14 pm.
  • 541-003 5:04 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:04 pm and 5:07 pm.
  • 541-004 5:04 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:04 pm and 5:07 pm.
  • 541-005 5:07 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:07 pm to 5:15 pm.
  • 006-180 5:14 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:14 pm.
  • 541-006 5:15 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:15 pm.
  • 541-008 5:15 PM · 1 hr — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, unknown person(s), Stephen B. Bull, Charles W. Colson, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 6:19 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 541-007, July 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/541-007 (accessed September 18, 2026).