Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 332 › Conversation 332-007

Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff

Tuesday, April 18, 1972 · 8:24 PM–8:25 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation332-007 on Tape 332 (tape position 00:07:10–00:08:08)StartTuesday, April 18, 1972 at 8:24 PMEndTuesday, April 18, 1972 at 8:25 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 332-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The conversation primarily involved personal matters rather than substantive policy or administrative business. The interaction concluded quickly, with no recorded decisions or official actions taken.

Audio

part A, 7:10

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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 8:24 pm and 8:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 332-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 332-7

Date: April 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:24 pm and 8:25 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 53s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:25 pm.

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Bye.

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  • 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.
  • 332-006 8:24 PM · 14 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 8:24 pm and 8:25 pm.
  • 023-030 8:25 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:25 pm to 8:45 pm.
  • 332-008 8:25 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:25 pm to 8:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 332-007, April 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/332-007 (accessed November 15, 2026).