Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 614 › Conversation 614-005
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Oval Office
Thursday, November 4, 1971 · 1:05 PM–1:10 PM ET · Oval Office · 4 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to address personal service needs. The brief exchange focused specifically on a request for tea. No policy matters or significant administrative decisions were recorded during this interaction.
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NARA Description
On November 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:10 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 614-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 614-005
Date: November 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:05 pm and 1:10 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 06/05/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[614-005-w001]
[Duration: 4s]
Request
-Tea
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:10 pm.
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542Also recorded on November 4, 1971
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- 013-116 1:05 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:10 pm.
- 614-004 1:05 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:10 pm.
- 614-006 1:05 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:10 pm.
- 614-007 1:10 PM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:10 pm to 1:48 pm.
- 013-117 1:11 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Robert H. Steele talked on the telephone from 1:11 pm to 1:12 pm.
- 013-118 1:12 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:12 pm.
- 013-119 1:12 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:12 pm and 1:48 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 614-005, November 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/614-005 (accessed September 30, 2026).