Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 326 › Conversation 326-013

Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Presidential valet

Friday, March 24, 1972 · 10:45 AM–12:54 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation326-013 on Tape 326 (tape position 01:58:41–01:59:28)StartFriday, March 24, 1972 at 10:45 AMEndFriday, March 24, 1972 at 12:54 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 326-013 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The brief interaction concluded with Sanchez departing the office, leaving the President to inquire about his staff member's whereabouts. No significant policy discussions or administrative decisions occurred during this brief encounter.

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1:59:45Oh, where did he go?
1:59:46Oh, he left.
1:59:47All right.
1:59:49Thank you.

On March 24, 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 10:45 am and 12:54 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 326-013 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 326-13

Date: March 24, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:45 am and 12:54 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 12:54 pm.
  • 022-012 9:45 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 12:54 pm.
  • 326-008 9:50 AM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:50 am to 10:45 am.
  • 326-009 10:45 AM · 6 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 10:45 am and 12:54 pm.
  • 326-010 10:45 AM · 33 sec — 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 10:45 am and 12:54 pm.
  • 326-011 10:45 AM · 3 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 10:45 am and 12:54 pm.
  • 326-012 10:45 AM · 5 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 10:45 am and 12:54 pm.
  • 326-014 10:45 AM · 7 sec — 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 10:45 am and 12:54 pm.
  • 326-015 10:45 AM · 33 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 10:45 am and 12:54 pm.

Conversation 326-013, March 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/326-013 (accessed October 2, 2026).