Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 599 › Conversation 599-001
Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office and Personal valet
Friday, October 22, 1971 · 8:08 AM–8:50 AM ET · Oval Office ·5 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to retrieve a briefcase. This brief interaction served as a logistical exchange to prepare the President for his subsequent official business. The conversation concluded promptly once the item was secured.
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NARA Description
On October 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 8:50 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 599-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 599-001
Date: October 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:08 am and 8:50 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Request for briefcase
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:50 am.Also recorded on October 22, 1971
- 012-079 8:08 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 3:05 pm.
- 012-080 8:08 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 3:05 pm.
- 012-081 8:08 AM · 8 min — the White House operator, Alexander P. Butterfield, President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Lodge, and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 3:05 pm.
- 599-002 8:08 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 8:50 am.
- 599-018 8:08 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 8:50 am.
- 599-003 8:50 AM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:50 am to 8:52 am.
- 599-004 8:58 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:58 am to 8:59 am.
- 599-005 9:06 AM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:06 am to 9:25 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 599-001, October 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/599-001 (accessed September 18, 2026).