Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 596 › Conversation 596-012
Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Oval Office
Tuesday, October 19, 1971 · 12:33 PM–12:36 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office for a brief, informal interaction. The discussion, largely obscured by withdrawn material and undefined audio segments, focused on personal matters rather than substantive policy. No significant administrative decisions or historical action items were recorded during this brief encounter.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On October 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 12:36 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 596-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 596-12 Date: October 19, 1971 Time: Unknown between 12:33 pm and 12:36 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 18s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ********************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 12:36 pm.
Also recorded on October 19, 1971
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- 596-009 12:23 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:23 pm.
- 596-023 12:23 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. V. Meares, Sylvia Lawry, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:23 pm and 12:30 pm.
- 596-010 12:30 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 12:31 pm.
- 596-011 12:31 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Ross Tomkins, Charlton (Rink) ("Rink") Reynders, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:31 pm to 12:33 pm.
- 080-003 12:33 PM · 11 min — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 596-013 12:36 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, White House operator, Richard H. Poff, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:36 pm to 12:53 pm.
- 011-128 12:42 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard H. Poff talked on the telephone from 12:42 pm to 12:43 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 596-012, October 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/596-012 (accessed September 28, 2026).