Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 311 › Conversation 311-020
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal affairs and Valet services
Saturday, January 1, 1972 · 11:54 AM–2:42 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief meeting with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in his Old Executive Office Building workspace on New Year's Day. The discussion was limited to personal matters, as indicated by the immediate withdrawal of the recording for private return. No substantive policy or administrative developments were recorded during this interaction.
Audio
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This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the player above contains the full tape segment shared with neighbouring conversations. It begins about 00:38:42 into the tape and ends around 00:39:18.
Transcript (AI-generated)
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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 311-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 311-20 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 ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 5s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ********************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:42 pm.
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.
- 311-016 11:54 AM · 1 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 311-020, 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/311-020 (accessed October 11, 2026).