Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 312 › Conversation 312-017
Nixon & Sanchez on Office management and Presidential logistics
Sunday, January 9, 1972 · 4:43 PM–4:46 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief administrative interaction. The discussion focused on specific instructions regarding the placement of an unidentified object within the office. The meeting concluded shortly after these directions were provided, with both men departing together.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On January 9, 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 4:43 pm and 4:46 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 312-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 312-17
Date: January 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:43 pm and 4:46 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Instructions on placement of unknown object
The President and Sanchez left at 4:46 pm.Also recorded on January 9, 1972
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- 018-023 2:56 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nora L. Moore talked on the telephone from 2:56 pm to 2:57 pm.
- 312-014 2:56 PM · 1 hr 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nora L. Moore met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:56 pm to 2:57 pm.
- 018-024 2:57 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:57 pm and 4:42 pm.
- 312-015 2:57 PM · 46 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 2:57 pm and 4:42 pm.
- 312-033 2:57 PM · 28 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 2:57 pm and 4:42 pm.
- 018-025 4:42 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 4:42 pm to 4:43 pm.
- 312-016 4:42 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:42 pm to 4:43 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 312-017, January 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/312-017 (accessed September 29, 2026).