Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 331 › Conversation 331-020

Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff

Wednesday, April 19, 1972 · 12:17 PM–12:57 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation331-020 on Tape 331 (tape position 04:03:04–04:04:27)StartWednesday, April 19, 1972 at 12:17 PMEndWednesday, April 19, 1972 at 12:57 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 331-020 ↗

President Richard Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The brief interaction consisted of a short inquiry, though the specific subject matter remains undocumented due to the lack of a transcript. No further significant developments or policy decisions are recorded for this exchange.

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On April 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 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 331-020 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 331-20

Date: April 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:17 pm and 12:57 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 10/16/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[331-020-w001]
[Duration: 8s]

       Inquiry

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 12:57 pm.
  • 023-031 12:17 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm.
  • 023-169 12:17 PM · 3 sec — a telephone call was attempted at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm, but the call was not completed.
  • 331-017 12:17 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm.
  • 331-018 12:17 PM · 24 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 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm.
  • 331-019 12:17 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm.
  • 331-021 12:17 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm.
  • 331-022 12:17 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm.
  • 331-023 12:17 PM · 6 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 12:17 pm and 12:57 pm.

Conversation 331-020, April 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/331-020 (accessed October 1, 2026).