Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 332 › Conversation 332-002
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Presidential valet
Tuesday, April 18, 1972 · 8:05 PM–8:18 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief, informal encounter. The conversation consisted of a short, private exchange that was subsequently withdrawn from the public record for being personal in nature. No substantive policy or political decisions resulted from this interaction.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On April 18, 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 8:05 pm and 8:18 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 332-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 332-2 Date: April 18, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:05 pm and 8:18 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 26s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:18 pm.
Also recorded on April 19, 1972
- 023-026 8:05 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:05 pm and 8:18 pm.
- 023-027 8:05 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:05 pm and 8:18 pm.
- 332-001 8:05 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 8:05 pm and 8:18 pm.
- 332-003 8:05 PM · 49 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 8:05 pm and 8:18 pm.
- 332-004 8:05 PM · 21 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 8:05 pm and 8:18 pm.
- 023-028 8:18 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:18 pm to 8:24 pm.
- 332-005 8:18 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:18 pm to 8:24 pm.
- 023-029 8:24 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:24 pm and 8:25 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 332-002, 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/332-002 (accessed October 1, 2026).