Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 324 › Conversation 324-013
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and White House logistics
Monday, March 20, 1972 · 6:30 PM–6:34 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to coordinate the retrieval of specific reading materials. The conversation focused on locating and transporting books for the President's personal use. No major policy developments occurred during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
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 6:30 pm and 6:34 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 324-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 324-13
Date: March 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:30 pm and 6:34 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Books
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:34 pm.Also recorded on March 20, 1972
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- 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.
- 324-012 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.
- 021-119 5:56 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:56 pm and 7:36 pm.
- 021-120 5:56 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:56 pm and 7:36 pm.
- 021-121 5:56 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:56 pm and 7:36 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 324-013, 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/324-013 (accessed October 3, 2026).