Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 593 › Conversation 593-015
Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office and Presidential Valet
Friday, October 15, 1971 · 12:15 PM–12:50 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon held a private meeting with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office. The conversation consisted of a brief exchange regarding personal matters that were subsequently withdrawn from the public record. No official policy business or administrative decisions were recorded during this session.
Audio
part C, 1:13:05
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This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the players above hold the full tape, shared with neighbouring conversations. By the archivists' log it runs from 03:24:06 to 03:36:16 into the tape; their log often drifts a minute or two from the audio, so listen for the subjects in the finding aid.
NARA Description
On October 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:15 pm and 12:50 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 593-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 593-15 Date: October 15, 1971 Time: Unknown between 12:15 pm and 12:50 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 3s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ********************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 12:50 pm.
Transcript (AI-generated)
No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.
Also recorded on October 15, 1971
- 593-010 10:08 AM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, Henry A. Kissinger, Robert S. McNamara, White House photographer, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:08 am to 10:37 am.
- 593-011 10:38 AM · 53 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, John N. Mitchell, John D. Ehrlichman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:38 am to 11:32 am.
- 593-012 11:32 AM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Manolo Sanchez, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Rose Mary Woods, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:32 am to 11:36 am.
- 593-013 12:15 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:15 pm and 12:50 pm.
- 593-014 12:15 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:15 pm and 12:50 pm.
- 593-016 12:15 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:15 pm and 12:50 pm.
- 593-017 12:50 PM · 4 min — Alexander P. Butterfield, unknown person(s), and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:50 pm to 12:56 pm.
- 593-018 12:56 PM · 38 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 11:59 pm.
Related conversations
- Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential Valet January 2, 1972
Cite this conversation
Conversation 593-015, October 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/593-015 (accessed November 2, 2026).