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 · 2 min

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 ↗

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.

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Position in tape: 02:03:19 – 02:05:11

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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.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1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END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1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.

Transcript (AI-generated)

No speech has been transcribed for this recording. An AI model that listened to the whole recording reported: The entire recording consists of silence or ambient room noise with a withdrawn/excised portion and no intelligible speech. Material withdrawn by the National Archives (for privacy or national security) is replaced with a tone or silence in the released audio.

Also recorded on January 25, 1972

  • 316-002 2:15 PM · 12 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 · 16 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 · 13 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 · 47 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.

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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 November 11, 2026).