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Nixon & Sanchez on Diplomatic gifts and Kofi A. Busia

Thursday, November 4, 1971 · 4:50 PM–4:54 PM ET · Oval Office · 20 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation614-014 on Tape 614 (tape position 01:46:01–01:46:21)StartThursday, November 4, 1971 at 4:50 PMEndThursday, November 4, 1971 at 4:54 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 614-014 ↗

President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to coordinate logistics regarding upcoming diplomatic gift exchanges and personal scheduling. The discussion primarily focused on the procurement of gold pins intended as gifts for the family of Ghanaian Prime Minister Kofi A. Busia. Additionally, the pair briefly reviewed scheduling details for First Lady Pat Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower, including considerations regarding the First Lady's wardrobe.

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He said, we just have five dollars.
Five gold pins.
I forgot to give them to the...
He had four kids, and his wife, and his four sons, and his wife.
He said, Mr. Dixon wasn't dressed to come over to his prison.
Yeah.
He was, uh, an enlisted officer.

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 4:50 pm and 4:54 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 614-014 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 614-014

Date: November 4, 1971

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

Time: Unknown between 4:50 pm and 4:54 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

     Gifts for Ghanaians [Kofi A. Busia and family]

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 06/05/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[614-014-w001]
[Duration: 9s]

     Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon’s schedule
          -Dress

     Julie Nixon Eisenhower’s schedule

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 4:54 pm.
  • 614-013 4:48 PM · 31 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:48 pm and 4:50 pm.
  • 013-123 4:50 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:50 pm and 4:54 pm.
  • 614-015 4:50 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:50 pm and 4:54 pm.
  • 614-016 4:50 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:50 pm and 4:54 pm.
  • 013-124 4:54 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 4:54 pm to 4:55 pm.
  • 614-017 4:54 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:54 pm to 4:55 pm.
  • 013-125 4:55 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:55 pm and 4:57 pm.
  • 614-018 4:55 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:55 pm to 5:06 pm.

Conversation 614-014, 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/614-014 (accessed October 12, 2026).