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Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential logistics and Helicopter transport

Tuesday, January 11, 1972 · 4:06 PM–4:08 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation312-032 on Tape 312 (tape position 03:50:42–03:51:47)StartTuesday, January 11, 1972 at 4:06 PMEndTuesday, January 11, 1972 at 4:08 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 312-032 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief administrative interaction. During this short exchange, the President directed Sanchez to coordinate the arrival of his helicopter for an upcoming departure. No other substantive policy or political matters were recorded during this brief encounter.

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3:51:15Yeah, yeah.
3:51:15You can call up the helicopter now.

On January 11, 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 4:06 pm and 4:08 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 312-032 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 312-32

Date: January 11, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:06 pm and 4:08 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 4:08 pm.
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  • 312-029 4:02 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:02 pm to 4:03 pm.
  • 018-069 4:03 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:03 pm and 4:05 pm.
  • 312-030 4:03 PM · 9 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 4:03 pm and 4:05 pm.
  • 018-070 4:05 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 4:05 pm to 4:06 pm.
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Conversation 312-032, January 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/312-032 (accessed September 29, 2026).