Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 319 › Conversation 319-004

Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and personal affairs

Monday, February 7, 1972 · 2:04 PM–3:04 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation319-004 on Tape 319 (tape position 00:07:55–00:09:27)StartMonday, February 7, 1972 at 2:04 PMEndMonday, February 7, 1972 at 3:04 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 319-004 ↗

President Richard Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. While the specific transcript is unavailable, the meeting focused on a personal request initiated by Sanchez. No further administrative or political decisions were documented during this brief interaction.

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On February 7, 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 2:04 pm and 3:04 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 319-004 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 319-4

Date: February 7, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:04 pm and 3:04 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

     Request [?]

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:04 pm.
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Conversation 319-004, February 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/319-004 (accessed October 12, 2026).