Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 325 › Conversation 325-005

Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Presidential valet

Sunday, March 19, 1972 · 3:58 PM–5:54 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation325-005 on Tape 325 (tape position 00:51:53–00:52:01)StartSunday, March 19, 1972 at 3:58 PMEndSunday, March 19, 1972 at 5:54 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 325-005 ↗

President Richard Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The conversation primarily consisted of personal matters, as indicated by the restricted nature of the brief recording. No official policy discussions or administrative actions were documented during this private interaction.

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On March 19, 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 3:58 pm and 5:54 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 325-005 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 325-5

Date: March 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:58 pm and 5:54 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1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

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 5:54 pm.
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Conversation 325-005, March 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/325-005 (accessed October 3, 2026).