Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 332 › Conversation 332-011
Nixon & Sanchez on White House Tapes and Technical issues
Thursday, April 20, 1972 · 1:10 PM–2:46 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The brief interaction focused on the practical limitations of the taping system as the President noted he had run out of recording tape. No significant policy discussions occurred during this exchange.
- White House Tapes
- Manolo Sanchez
- Presidential records
- Technical issues
Audio
part A, 18:42
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NARA Description
On April 20, 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 1:10 pm and 2:46 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 332-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 332-11 Date: April 20, 1972 Time: Unknown between 1:10 pm and 2:46 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 7s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:46 pm.
Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on April 20, 1972
- 023-051 1:10 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 2:46 pm.
- 332-010 1:10 PM · 25 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 1:10 pm and 2:46 pm.
- 332-012 1:10 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 2:46 pm.
- 332-013 1:10 PM · 41 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 1:10 pm and 2:46 pm.
- 332-014 1:10 PM · 33 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 1:10 pm and 2:46 pm.
- 332-015 1:10 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 2:46 pm.
- 714-017 1:10 PM · 42 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 4:13 pm.
- 714-018 1:10 PM · 4 min — Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 4:18 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 332-011, April 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/332-011 (accessed November 15, 2026).