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Nixon & Sanchez on Personal valet

Wednesday, April 5, 1972 · 8:33 AM–8:45 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation330-002 on Tape 330 (tape position 00:01:37–00:02:08)StartWednesday, April 5, 1972 at 8:33 AMEndWednesday, April 5, 1972 at 8:45 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 330-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to attend to personal matters. The brief exchange focused on hospitality, with the President inquiring if Sanchez would like a beverage. No major policy developments occurred during this routine interaction.

Audio

part A, 1:37

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NARA Description

On April 5, 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 8:33 am and 8:45 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 330-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 330-2

Date: April 5, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:33 am and 8:45 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 7s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:45 am.

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Do you have a drink?
Yeah.

Also recorded on April 5, 1972

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  • 022-078 8:45 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:45 am.
  • 330-003 8:45 AM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:45 am.
  • 330-004 9:00 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John K. Andrews, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:00 am to 9:10 am.
  • 330-005 9:10 AM · 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 9:10 am and 9:16 am.
  • 330-006 9:10 AM · 53 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 9:10 am and 9:16 am.
  • 022-079 9:16 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:16 am and 9:27 am.
  • 330-007 9:16 AM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, Henry A. Kissinger, and Adm. Thomas H. Moorer met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:16 am to 9:55 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 330-002, April 5, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/330-002 (accessed November 15, 2026).