Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 321 › Conversation 321-019

Nixon & Sanchez on personal staff

Wednesday, March 8, 1972 · 12:45 PM–2:15 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation321-019 on Tape 321 (tape position 01:43:01–01:44:45)StartWednesday, March 8, 1972 at 12:45 PMEndWednesday, March 8, 1972 at 2:15 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 321-019 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The brief discussion centered on the President's upcoming daily schedule and logistical arrangements. No major policy decisions were reached during this administrative exchange.

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Uh-huh.
Goodbye, John.
Goodbye.

NARA Description

On March 8, 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 12:45 pm and 2:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 321-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 321-19

Date: March 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:45 pm and 2:15 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

     President’s schedule

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:15 pm.

Also recorded on March 8, 1972

  • 021-022 11:50 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:50 am and 4:40 pm.
  • 321-018 12:29 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:29 pm to 12:45 pm.
  • 021-029 12:31 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 12:31 pm to 12:34 pm.
  • 021-030 12:34 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:34 pm and 12:56 pm.
  • 321-020 12:45 PM · 7 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 12:45 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 021-031 12:56 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 12:56 pm to 12:57 pm.
  • 021-032 12:58 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 12:58 pm to 12:59 pm.
  • 021-033 12:59 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 1:48 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 321-019, March 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/321-019 (accessed October 2, 2026).