{"conversationCode":"617-013","tapeNumber":617,"conversationNumber":13,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-617-013","startDateTime":"1971-11-12T20:33:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-11-12T20:36:00.000Z","startDate":"12-Nov-1971","startTime":"3:33 PM","endDate":"12-Nov-1971","endTime":"3:36 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo;","description":"On November 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:33 pm and 3:36 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 617-013 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":2,"chronRelease":"Second Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"26-Oct-2000","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 617-13\n\nDate: November 15, 1971\n                                             21\n\n                          NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF\n\n                                     Tape Subject Log\n                                       (rev. 10/06)\n                                                               Conv. No. 617-12 (cont.)\n\n\nTime: Unknown between 3:33 pm and 3:36 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Manolo Sanchez.\n\n\n*****************************************************************\n\nBEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n[Personal Returnable]\n[Duration: 3s ]\n\n\nEND WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n*****************************************************************\n\n\nSanchez left at an unknown time before 3:36 pm.","filename":["617-013.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:11:06","tapeEnd":"02:11:40","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"617-012","nextCode":"617-014","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":2.43,"text":"Ok, va bene."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Richard M. Nixon met with his longtime valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office for a brief, informal interaction. The exchange consisted of brief pleasantries and personal matters, largely obscured by withdrawn segments and minimal transcribed content. No significant policy discussions or official executive actions were recorded during this short meeting.","topics":["Manolo Sanchez","Oval Office","Personal Staff","White House Valet"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T00:52:48.153Z"},"topicSlugs":["manolo-sanchez","oval-office","personal-staff","white-house-valet"],"audioDurationSec":3,"audioFiles":[{"file":"617-013.mp3","bytes":143360,"durationSec":3.49,"bitrate":328559,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:51.995Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/617-013.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/617-013","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/617/conversation-617-013","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}