Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 316 › Conversation 316-009

Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Presidential valet

Tuesday, January 25, 1972 · 2:55 PM–4:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation316-009 on Tape 316 (tape position 02:03:19–02:05:11)StartTuesday, January 25, 1972 at 2:55 PMEndTuesday, January 25, 1972 at 4:35 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 316-009 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. Given the absence of a transcript and the classification of the recorded segment as personal, the conversation did not involve matters of public policy or administration. The interaction concluded with no documented official actions or developments.

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On January 25, 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 2:55 pm and 4:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 316-009 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 316-9

Date: January 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:55 pm and 4:35 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 10s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 4:35 pm.
  • 316-002 2:15 PM · 9 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 2:15 pm and 2:25 pm.
  • 316-003 2:15 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:15 pm and 2:25 pm.
  • 316-004 2:25 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Henry A. Kissinger, Rose Mary Woods, and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:25 pm to 2:33 pm.
  • 316-005 2:33 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:33 pm and 2:45 pm.
  • 316-006 2:45 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:45 pm to 2:55 pm.
  • 316-007 2:55 PM · 10 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 2:55 pm and 4:35 pm.
  • 316-008 2:55 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:55 pm and 4:35 pm.
  • 316-010 4:35 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:35 pm to 4:36 pm.

Conversation 316-009, January 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/316-009 (accessed September 26, 2026).