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Nixon & Sanchez on Rose Mary Woods and Document handling

Sunday, March 12, 1972 · 8:35 PM–9:25 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation322-051 on Tape 322 (tape position 03:25:23–03:27:23)StartSunday, March 12, 1972 at 8:35 PMEndSunday, March 12, 1972 at 9:25 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 322-051 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to provide specific instructions regarding the distribution of documents. The President directed Sanchez to coordinate with Rose Mary Woods to ensure the proper handling and delivery of these materials. No further policy or political discussions were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.

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On March 12, 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 8:35 pm and 9:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 322-051 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 322-51

Date: March 12, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:35 pm and 9:25 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

     Memoranda
        -Instructions on distribution
              -Rose Mary Woods

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:25 pm.
  • 021-045 7:46 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:46 pm.
  • 021-047 8:05 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 8:05 pm to 8:35 pm.
  • 322-048 8:05 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:05 pm to 8:35 pm.
  • 322-049 8:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:35 pm and 9:25 pm.
  • 322-050 8:35 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:35 pm and 9:25 pm.
  • 322-052 8:35 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:35 pm and 9:25 pm.
  • 322-053 8:35 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:35 pm and 9:25 pm.
  • 322-054 8:35 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:35 pm and 9:25 pm.

Conversation 322-051, March 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/322-051 (accessed October 3, 2026).