Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 311 › Conversation 311-031
Nixon & Sanchez on Valet services and Briefcase
Saturday, January 1, 1972 · 4:07 PM–6:12 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to handle personal or administrative business involving a briefcase. The meeting served as a brief, private interaction between the President and a trusted staff member. No further details regarding the contents of the briefcase or specific decisions are available due to the lack of a transcript.
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 311-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 311-31
Date: January 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:07 pm and 6:12 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Briefcase
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.
- 311-029 4:07 PM · 12 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 311-031, 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/311-031 (accessed October 12, 2026).