Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 618 › Conversation 618-029
Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office and Personal Staff
Monday, November 15, 1971 · 1:16 PM–1:53 PM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office for a brief exchange. The conversation lacks substantial recorded content, as the primary segment was designated as a personal returnable item and subsequently withdrawn from the public record. No significant policy decisions or administrative actions were documented during this short encounter.
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NARA Description
On November 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:53 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 618-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 618-29
Date: November 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:16 pm and 1:53 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 04/07/2022.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[618-029-w001]
[Duration: 10s]
Request
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:53 pm.Also recorded on November 15, 1971
- 618-024 12:50 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:57 pm.
- 618-025 12:50 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:57 pm.
- 618-026 12:57 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:57 pm to 1:16 pm.
- 618-027 1:16 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:53 pm.
- 618-028 1:16 PM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:53 pm.
- 618-030 1:16 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:53 pm.
- 618-031 1:16 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:53 pm.
- 618-032 1:53 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Dr. C. Jackson ("Dan") Grayson, Jr., George H. Boldt, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Stephen B. Bull, White House photographer, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:53 pm to 2:02 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 618-029, November 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/618-029 (accessed October 1, 2026).