Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 566 › Conversation 566-016
Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office and Executive Office Building
Tuesday, August 17, 1971 · 3:26 PM–4:12 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics regarding the President's personal belongings. The primary focus of the discussion concerned the location and retrieval of a briefcase currently held in the Executive Office Building. Sanchez subsequently departed the office to address these administrative arrangements.
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NARA Description
On August 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 4:12 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 566-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 566-16
Date: August 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:26 pm and 4:12 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Briefcase
-Location
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 4:12 pm.Also recorded on August 17, 1971
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- 566-014 2:55 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:55 pm to 3:23 pm.
- 566-015 3:23 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:23 pm to 3:26 pm.
- 566-017 3:26 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 4:12 pm.
- 566-018 3:26 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 4:30 pm.
- 008-026 4:12 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:12 pm.
- 008-027 4:12 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:12 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 566-016, August 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/566-016 (accessed October 12, 2026).