Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 601 › Conversation 601-002

Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Presidential valet

Saturday, October 23, 1971 · 8:30 AM–8:52 AM ET · Oval Office · 31 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation601-002 on Tape 601 (tape position 00:03:24–00:21:52)StartSaturday, October 23, 1971 at 8:30 AMEndSaturday, October 23, 1971 at 8:52 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 601-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to discuss routine personal matters. The brief exchange focused on addressing the President's immediate physical comfort or the condition of his attire. No significant policy decisions or administrative actions resulted from this interaction.

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Oh, no, no, it's not wet, sir.

NARA Description

On October 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:52 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 601-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 601-2

Date: October 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:30 am and 8:52 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 30s ]

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:52 am.

Also recorded on October 23, 1971

  • 012-099 8:30 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 9:44 am.
  • 601-003 8:30 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:52 am.
  • 601-004 8:30 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:52 am.
  • 601-005 8:30 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:52 am.
  • 601-006 9:18 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:18 am and 9:35 am.
  • 601-007 9:36 AM · 1 hr 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, Stephen B. Bull, Charles W. Sandman, Jr., Manolo Sanchez, unknown person(s), Warren E. Hearnes, Marvin Mandel, Dale Bumpers, William G. Milliken, Stanley K. Hathaway, David Hall, Cyril Brickfield, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:36 am to 11:09 am.
  • 012-100 9:44 AM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Sandman, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:44 am to 9:45 am.
  • 012-101 9:45 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 11:18 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 601-002, October 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/601-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).