Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 318 › Conversation 318-028
Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Presidential routine
Wednesday, February 2, 1972 · 3:06 PM–3:17 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The brief interaction, recorded by the White House system, focused on routine personal or administrative tasks. No significant policy decisions or historical developments were recorded during this exchange.
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NARA Description
On February 2, 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 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 318-028 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 318-28
Date: February 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Dictabelt
-Transcription
-Rose Mary Woods
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:17 pm.Also recorded on February 2, 1972
- 020-030 3:03 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 3:03 pm to 3:06 pm.
- 318-025 3:03 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:03 pm to 3:06 pm.
- 020-031 3:06 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm.
- 318-026 3:06 PM · 9 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 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm.
- 318-027 3:06 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 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm.
- 318-029 3:06 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm.
- 318-030 3:06 PM · 6 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 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm.
- 318-031 3:06 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Hobart D. Lewis met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:06 pm and 3:17 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 318-028, February 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/318-028 (accessed October 12, 2026).