Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 315 › Conversation 315-009
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and White House domestic affairs
Monday, January 17, 1972 · 1:40 PM–1:43 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to briefly discuss personal matters. The conversation included a request for water and a report from Sanchez regarding his wife Tina's recent return from Spain. No significant political or policy decisions were documented during this short exchange.
- Manolo Sanchez
- Personal staff
- White House domestic affairs
- Valet services
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 00:38:02 into the tape and ends around 00:39:11.
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On January 17, 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 1:40 pm and 1:43 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 315-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 315-9 Date: January 19, 1972 Time: Unknown between 1:40 pm and 1:43 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 1m 4s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:43 pm.
Also recorded on January 17, 1972
- 018-088 1:25 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 315-001 1:25 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 1:25 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 315-002 1:25 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 1:25 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 315-010 1:40 PM · 18 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 1:40 pm and 1:43 pm.
- 315-011 1:43 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:43 pm to 1:44 pm.
- 315-012 1:44 PM · 48 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 1:44 pm and 1:50 pm.
- 315-013 1:44 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 1:44 pm and 1:50 pm.
- 315-014 1:50 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Marjorie P. Acker, and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:50 pm to 2:15 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 315-009, January 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/315-009 (accessed September 29, 2026).