Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 549 › Conversation 549-020
Sanchez on Oval Office and Spiro T. Agnew
Wednesday, July 28, 1971 · 2:58 PM–3:04 PM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to discuss lunch arrangements. The President requested rye crisps and milk to be served during his upcoming meeting with Vice President Spiro T. Agnew. The brief exchange focused solely on these personal dietary preferences and logistical preparations for the afternoon schedule.
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NARA Description
On July 28, 1971, Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:58 pm and 3:04 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 549-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 549-020
Date: July 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:58 pm and 3:04 pm
Location: Oval Office
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Manolo Sanchez entered.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 07/01/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[549-020-w001]
[Duration: 16s]
Request
-Crackers
-Rye crisps
-Milk
The President’s schedule
-Meeting with Spiro T. Agnew
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:04 pm.Also recorded on July 28, 1971
- 549-017 1:25 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 2:54 pm.
- 549-018 2:54 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:54 pm to 2:58 pm.
- 549-019 2:58 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:58 pm and 3:04 pm.
- 549-021 2:58 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:58 pm and 3:04 pm.
- 549-022 2:58 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:58 pm and 3:04 pm.
- 549-023 2:58 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:58 pm and 3:04 pm.
- 549-024 3:04 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:04 pm to 3:05 pm.
- 549-025 3:05 PM · 1 hr 49 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, William P. Rogers, Henry A. Kissinger, John A. Scali, Manolo Sanchez, Ronald L. Ziegler, Joseph S. Farlans, White House photographer, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:05 pm to 4:54 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 549-020, July 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/549-020 (accessed October 12, 2026).