Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 311 › Conversation 311-055
Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and Personal matters
Sunday, January 2, 1972 · 6:44 PM–7:09 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to conduct personal business. The brief interaction consisted primarily of a private discussion, though the nature of the conversation remains classified or redacted. No significant policy decisions or official government actions were recorded during this engagement.
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 02:51:20 into the tape and ends around 02:51:58.
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On January 2, 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 6:44 pm and 7:09 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 311-055 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 311-55 Date: January 2, 1972 Time: Unknown between 6:44 pm and 7:09 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 4s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ********************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 7:09 pm.
Also recorded on January 2, 1972
- 017-149 4:07 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:07 pm and 6:35 pm.
- 311-049 4:07 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 4:07 pm and 6:35 pm.
- 311-050 4:07 PM · 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 4:07 pm and 6:35 pm.
- 311-051 4:07 PM · 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 4:07 pm and 6:35 pm.
- 311-052 4:07 PM · 29 sec — 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 6:35 pm.
- 311-053 4:07 PM · 15 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 4:07 pm and 6:35 pm.
- 017-150 6:35 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 6:35 pm to 6:44 pm.
- 311-054 6:35 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:35 pm to 6:44 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 311-055, January 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/311-055 (accessed October 9, 2026).