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.
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 AidConversation 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.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.