Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 311 › Conversation 311-029

Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and New Year's Day

Saturday, January 1, 1972 · 4:07 PM–6:12 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation311-029 on Tape 311 (tape position 01:19:47–01:31:23)StartSaturday, January 1, 1972 at 4:07 PMEndSaturday, January 1, 1972 at 6:12 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 311-029 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held an informal meeting with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, at the Old Executive Office Building on New Year's Day. The discussion consisted of a brief, personal interaction that lasted only three seconds. No substantive policy matters or administrative actions were recorded during this brief encounter.

Audio

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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 4:07 pm and 6:12 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 311-029 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 311-29

Date: January 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:07 pm and 6:12 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 3s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:12 pm.

Also recorded on January 1, 1972

  • 017-131 2:43 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:43 pm and 3:56 pm.
  • 017-134 3:56 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 3:56 pm to 4:03 pm.
  • 311-026 3:56 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:56 pm to 4:03 pm.
  • 017-135 4:05 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 4:05 pm to 4:07 pm.
  • 311-027 4:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:05 pm to 4:07 pm.
  • 311-028 4:07 PM · 26 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 4:07 pm and 6:12 pm.
  • 311-030 4:07 PM · 32 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 4:07 pm and 6:12 pm.
  • 311-031 4:07 PM · 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 4:07 pm and 6:12 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 311-029, 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/311-029 (accessed October 12, 2026).