Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 617 › Conversation 617-014
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Presidential routine
Friday, November 12, 1971 · 3:33 PM–3:36 PM ET · Oval Office ·5 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to address routine personal needs. During the brief interaction, the President requested tea. The meeting concluded quickly without any substantive policy discussions or administrative action items.
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NARA 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 617-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 617-014
Date: November 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:33 pm and 3:36 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 07/03/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[617-014-w001]
[Duration: 5s]
Request
-Tea
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:36 pm.Also recorded on November 12, 1971
- 297-042 2:41 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:41 pm and 3:55 pm.
- 297-043 2:41 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:41 pm and 3:55 pm.
- 617-013 3:33 PM · 3 sec — 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.
- 617-015 3:36 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:36 pm and 4:26 pm.
- 617-001 3:59 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:59 pm and 4:02 pm.
- 617-002 3:59 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:59 pm and 4:02 pm.
- 617-003 4:02 PM · 5 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:02 pm and 4:29 pm.
- 617-004 4:02 PM · 13 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:02 pm and 4:29 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 617-014, November 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/617-014 (accessed September 18, 2026).