President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to receive refreshments. This brief interaction served a routine logistical purpose regarding the President’s personal service. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this five-second recording.
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 2:13 pm and 2:19 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 618-036 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 618-36
Date: November 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:13 pm and 2:19 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]
[618-036-w001]
[Duration: 5s]
Refreshment
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:19 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.