Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 563 › Conversation 563-009
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Presidential administration
Friday, August 13, 1971 · 1:45 PM–1:47 PM ET · Oval Office ·7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief meeting with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office. The primary purpose of this interaction involved the President issuing a specific, albeit undocumented, request to Sanchez. The brief duration of the encounter suggests a routine exchange regarding personal or administrative assistance rather than matters of state policy.
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NARA Description
On August 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:45 pm and 1:47 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 563-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 563-9
Date: August 13, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:45 pm and 1:47 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez [?]
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 02/12/2020.
Segment cleared for release.]
[563-009-w001]
[Duration: 7s]
The President’s request [?]
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Sanchez [?] left at an unknown time before 1:47 pm.Also recorded on August 13, 1971
- 007-114 12:32 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:32 pm to 12:33 pm.
- 007-115 12:33 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 1:47 pm.
- 563-007 1:45 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:45 pm and 1:47 pm.
- 563-008 1:45 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:45 pm and 1:47 pm.
- 007-116 1:47 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 1:51 pm.
- 563-010 1:47 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:47 pm to 1:51 pm.
- 563-011 1:54 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:54 pm to 2:10 pm.
- 563-012 2:23 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:23 pm and 2:28 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 563-009, August 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/563-009 (accessed September 18, 2026).