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
AI Summary
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.
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 02:03:19 into the tape and ends around 02:05:11.
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
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.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
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. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 10s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 4:35 pm.
Also recorded on January 25, 1972
- 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.
Cite this conversation
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).