Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 322 › Conversation 322-017
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Valet
Tuesday, February 29, 1972 · 4:00 PM–6:18 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The brief interaction consisted primarily of colloquial Russian phrases indicating the conclusion of their business and a dismissal. No substantive policy discussions or significant administrative decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On February 29, 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 4:00 pm and 6:18 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 322-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 322-17
Date: February 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:00 pm and 6:18 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 10/10/2019.]
[Unintelligible]
[322-017-w001]
[Duration: 6s]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:18 pm.Also recorded on February 29, 1972
- 020-121 3:17 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 3:17 pm to 3:19 pm.
- 322-011 3:17 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:17 pm.
- 322-012 3:17 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:17 pm to 3:18 pm.
- 020-122 3:18 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:18 pm and 8:40 pm.
- 322-013 3:18 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:18 pm and 3:23 pm.
- 322-014 3:23 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Henry A. Kissinger, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:23 pm to 4:00 pm.
- 322-015 4:00 PM · 17 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 4:00 pm and 6:18 pm.
- 322-016 4:00 PM · 27 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 4:00 pm and 6:18 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 322-017, February 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/322-017 (accessed October 2, 2026).