Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 614 › Conversation 614-014
Nixon & Sanchez on Diplomatic gifts and Kofi A. Busia
Thursday, November 4, 1971 · 4:50 PM–4:54 PM ET · Oval Office · 20 sec
AI Summary
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.
- Diplomatic gifts
- Kofi A. Busia
- Pat Nixon
- Julie Nixon Eisenhower
- Valet services
- White House scheduling
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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 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.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
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.Also recorded on November 4, 1971
- 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.
Cite this conversation
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).