Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 311 › Conversation 311-016
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Information gathering
Saturday, January 1, 1972 · 11:54 AM–2:42 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon consults with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to inquire about information regarding a specific group of nuns. This brief exchange appears to be a personal request for intelligence or background details on the individuals in question. The conversation reflects the President's informal reliance on his personal staff for gathering information.
- Manolo Sanchez
- Presidential inquiries
- Personal staff
- Information gathering
Audio
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Position in tape: 00:30:33 – 00:31:59
part A, 32:04
NARA Description
On January 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 2:42 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 311-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 311-16 Date: January 1, 1972 Time: Unknown between 11:54 am and 2:42 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 28s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ********************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:42 pm.
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Also recorded on January 1, 1972
- 017-126 11:54 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 2:42 pm.
- 017-127 11:54 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 2:42 pm.
- 017-128 11:54 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 2:42 pm.
- 017-129 11:54 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 2:42 pm.
- 311-015 11:54 AM · 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 11:54 am and 2:42 pm.
- 311-017 11:54 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 2:42 pm.
- 311-018 11:54 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 2:42 pm.
- 311-019 11:54 AM · 2 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 11:54 am and 2:42 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 311-016, 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/311-016 (accessed October 30, 2026).