Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 553 › Conversation 553-001
Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and Daily routine
Monday, August 2, 1971 · 8:35 AM–9:20 AM ET · Oval Office ·4 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to address a routine administrative matter. The primary purpose of the brief interaction was for the President to request coffee. No other substantive policy or political discussions were recorded during this segment.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On August 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:35 am and 9:20 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 553-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 553-1
Date: August 2, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:35 am and 9:20 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 02/20/2020.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[553-001-w001]
[Duration: 3s]
President’s request for coffee
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:20 am.Also recorded on August 2, 1971
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- 007-041 8:52 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:52 am and 9:42 am.
- 553-003 9:20 AM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), White House operator, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:20 am to 9:50 am.
- 007-042 9:42 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 9:42 am to 9:45 am.
- 007-043 9:45 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 12:00 pm.
- 007-044 9:45 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 12:00 pm.
- 553-004 9:50 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:55 am.
- 553-005 9:55 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald L. Warren met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:55 am to 9:56 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 553-001, August 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/553-001 (accessed September 18, 2026).