Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 311 › Conversation 311-009
Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and Personal affairs
Friday, December 31, 1971 · 9:24 PM–9:45 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building on New Year's Eve. The brief interaction consisted of a short personal exchange, as indicated by a withdrawn segment regarding personal matters. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On December 31, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:24 pm and 9:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 311-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 311-9 Date: December 31, 1971 Time: Unknown between 9:24 pm and 9:45 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 3s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ********************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:45 pm.
Also recorded on January 1, 1972
- 017-119 9:13 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 9:13 pm to 9:14 pm.
- 311-005 9:13 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:13 pm to 9:14 pm.
- 017-120 9:14 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:14 pm and 9:22 pm.
- 311-006 9:14 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:14 pm and 9:22 pm.
- 017-121 9:22 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George H. W. Bush talked on the telephone from 9:22 pm to 9:24 pm.
- 311-007 9:22 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George H. W. Bush met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:22 pm to 9:24 pm.
- 311-008 9:24 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:24 pm and 9:45 pm.
- 311-010 9:24 PM · 3 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 9:24 pm and 9:45 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 311-009, January 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/311-009 (accessed October 11, 2026).