Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 322 › Conversation 322-029

Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Presidential valet

Thursday, March 9, 1972 · 12:50 PM–12:56 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation322-029 on Tape 322 (tape position 01:38:56–01:39:12)StartThursday, March 9, 1972 at 12:50 PMEndThursday, March 9, 1972 at 12:56 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 322-029 ↗

President Nixon met briefly with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The exchange appears to be a casual check-in regarding Sanchez’s well-being or current status. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were addressed during this short interaction.

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On March 9, 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 12:50 pm and 12:56 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 322-029 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 322-29

Date: March 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:50 pm and 12:56 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 10/10/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[322-029-w001]
[Duration: 1s]

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 12:56 pm.
  • 322-030 12:56 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 12:57 pm.
  • 322-031 12:58 PM · 12 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 12:58 pm and 12:59 pm.
  • 322-032 12:59 PM · 7 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 12:59 pm and 1:48 pm.
  • 322-033 1:48 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:48 pm to 1:51 pm.
  • 322-034 1:51 PM · 4 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 1:51 pm and 1:57 pm.
  • 322-035 1:57 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:57 pm to 1:58 pm.
  • 322-036 2:10 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:10 pm to 2:30 pm.
  • 322-037 2:30 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 2:30 pm and 2:39 pm.

Conversation 322-029, March 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/322-029 (accessed October 5, 2026).