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Nixon & Sanchez

Monday, October 25, 1971 · 2:08 PM–2:10 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation601-037 on Tape 601 (tape position 05:15:33–05:16:10)StartMonday, October 25, 1971 at 2:08 PMEndMonday, October 25, 1971 at 2:10 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 601-037 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss the logistics of his immediate schedule. The brief interaction served to coordinate the President's departure from the Oval Office. No major policy decisions were reached during this short logistical exchange.

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On October 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:08 pm and 2:10 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 601-037 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 601-37

Date: October 25, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:08 pm and 2:10 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

     The President's schedule

The President and Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:10 pm.
  • 304-001 2:10 PM · 1 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 2:37 pm.
  • 304-002 2:10 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 2:37 pm.
  • 304-003 2:10 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 2:37 pm.
  • 304-004 2:10 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 2:37 pm.
  • 601-034 2:10 PM · 14 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 012-112 2:37 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:37 pm.
  • 012-113 2:37 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:37 pm and 2:40 pm.
  • 012-114 2:37 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:37 pm and 2:40 pm.

Conversation 601-037, October 25, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/601-037 (accessed October 12, 2026).