Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 319 › Conversation 319-015

Nixon & Sanchez on personal staff and wardrobe management

Monday, February 7, 1972 · 4:49 PM–4:52 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 43 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation319-015 on Tape 319 (tape position 01:17:58–01:18:51)StartMonday, February 7, 1972 at 4:49 PMEndMonday, February 7, 1972 at 4:52 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 319-015 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, to coordinate his evening attire and logistical arrangements. The President directed Sanchez to bring a suit and specific ties to the Old Executive Office Building, where he intended to dress for an upcoming engagement. This brief interaction served primarily to manage the President's personal schedule and wardrobe requirements.

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Manello, I want you to bring my suit over, and I'm going to dress here tonight.
So I have to go out, and I'm going to have my feet dressed tonight.
Now, the suit, this is going to be one of the worst suits I've ever had to wear.
You're not the one saying that.
Yes, I am.
One of them, just bring one of them.
And bring one of the tithes and the truth, and we're going to have to make two or three of the tithes.
Yes, one of the tithes.
Okay, I'll see if we have anything else.
Okay, I mean, they, they, they, they, they're wearing, yeah, they're wearing.

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 4:49 pm and 4:52 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 319-015 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 319-15

Date: February 7, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:49 pm and 4:52 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/26/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[319-015-w001]
[Duration: 43s]

     Request
         -Bring suit
         -The President’s schedule
         -Ties

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 4:52 pm.
  • 020-050 4:44 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 4:44 pm to 4:49 pm.
  • 020-051 4:49 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:49 pm and 4:52 pm.
  • 319-016 4:49 PM · 3 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 4:49 pm and 4:52 pm.
  • 319-017 4:49 PM · 33 sec — 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 4:49 pm and 4:52 pm.
  • 319-018 4:52 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:52 pm to 4:53 pm.
  • 020-052 4:53 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:53 pm and 8:52 pm.
  • 020-053 4:53 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:53 pm and 8:52 pm.
  • 020-054 4:53 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:53 pm and 8:52 pm.

Conversation 319-015, 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/319-015 (accessed October 1, 2026).