President Nixon dictated a memorandum for his personal files while interacting with his valet, Manolo Sanchez. The discourse reflects on personal family matters, including recent interactions with his daughter Julie and son-in-law David Eisenhower, alongside introspective musings on the nature of political power and leadership. Nixon touches upon the requirements for effective political operators and briefly mentions Nelson Rockefeller in the context of his political assessments.
On March 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:40 pm and 4:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 322-047 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 322-47
Date: March 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:40 pm and 4:30 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President dictated a memorandum for the file.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 322-47 (cont.)
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 6m 51s ]
[The President talked with an unknown person [Manolo Sanchez] at an unknown time between
2:40 pm and 4:30 pm.]
[Conversation No. 322-47A]
[End of telephone conversation]
Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 2:40 pm.
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 4:30 pm
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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