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Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential records and personal valet

Monday, March 13, 1972 · 6:34 PM–8:09 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation323-019 on Tape 323 (tape position 01:37:13–01:41:58)StartMonday, March 13, 1972 at 6:34 PMEndMonday, March 13, 1972 at 8:09 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 323-019 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, during an evening session in the Old Executive Office Building. The meeting took place amidst the President's personal dictation of memoranda for his files. No transcript is available to confirm specific dialogue, as the encounter occurred during a period of administrative record-keeping.

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On March 13, 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 6:34 pm and 8:09 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 323-019 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 323-19

Date: March 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:34 pm and 8:09 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President dictated a memorandum for the file.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 4m 8s ]

[End of dictation]

Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 6:34 pm.

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:09 pm; the President resumed dictating.

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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  • 323-015 6:34 PM · 3 min — 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 6:34 pm and 8:09 pm.
  • 323-016 6:34 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:34 pm and 8:09 pm.
  • 323-017 6:34 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:34 pm and 8:09 pm.
  • 323-018 6:34 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:34 pm and 8:09 pm.
  • 323-020 6:34 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:34 pm and 8:09 pm.
  • 323-021 6:34 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:34 pm and 8:09 pm.
  • 323-022 6:34 PM · 1 min — 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 6:34 pm and 8:09 pm.
  • 323-023 6:34 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:34 pm and 8:09 pm.

Conversation 323-019, 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/323-019 (accessed October 3, 2026).