Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 324 › Conversation 324-010

Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Presidential valet

Monday, March 20, 1972 · 5:15 PM–5:21 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation324-010 on Tape 324 (tape position 00:32:45–00:33:12)StartMonday, March 20, 1972 at 5:15 PMEndMonday, March 20, 1972 at 5:21 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 324-010 ↗

President Richard Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. Due to the brevity of the recorded segment and the lack of a transcript, the specific substance of their discussion remains undocumented. No significant policy decisions or official administrative actions are reflected in this brief encounter.

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On March 20, 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 5:15 pm and 5:21 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 324-010 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 324-10

Date: March 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:15 pm and 5:21 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 10/11/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[324-010-w001]
[Duration: 13s]

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 5:21 pm.
  • 689-006 4:48 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Richard M. Helms, and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:48 pm to 5:14 pm.
  • 689-007 5:14 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:14 pm to 5:15 pm.
  • 324-008 5:15 PM · 8 sec — 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 5:15 pm and 5:21 pm.
  • 324-009 5:15 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 5:15 pm and 5:21 pm.
  • 324-011 5:15 PM · 8 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 5:15 pm and 5:21 pm.
  • 324-012 5:21 PM · 53 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:21 pm to 6:30 pm.
  • 021-117 5:30 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:56 pm.
  • 021-118 5:56 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:56 pm.

Conversation 324-010, March 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/324-010 (accessed October 3, 2026).