Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 331 › Conversation 331-008
Nixon & Sanchez on personal staff and time management
Monday, April 17, 1972 · 2:50 PM–3:48 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 31 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to coordinate the President's afternoon schedule. During the brief exchange, Nixon announced his intent to take a nap, prompting Sanchez to confirm the timing of his next scheduled engagement at four o'clock. This interaction served to finalize arrangements for the President's rest period within his busy daily itinerary.
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NARA Description
On April 17, 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 2:50 pm and 3:48 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 331-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 331-8
Date: April 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:50 pm and 3:48 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 10/15/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[331-008-w001]
[Duration: 30s]
The President's schedule
-Nap
-Time
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:48 pm.Also recorded on April 17, 1972
- 023-005 2:28 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:28 pm and 2:36 pm.
- 331-003 2:28 PM · 4 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 2:28 pm and 2:36 pm.
- 331-004 2:28 PM · 17 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 2:28 pm and 2:36 pm.
- 023-006 2:36 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 2:36 pm to 2:43 pm.
- 331-005 2:36 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:36 pm to 2:43 pm.
- 023-007 2:43 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 2:43 pm to 2:50 pm.
- 331-006 2:43 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:43 pm to 2:50 pm.
- 331-007 2:50 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 2:50 pm and 3:48 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 331-008, April 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/331-008 (accessed October 1, 2026).