Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 332 › Conversation 332-020
Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential administration and Office management
Thursday, April 20, 1972 · 3:09 PM–3:10 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to coordinate the secure handling and internal transfer of sensitive private files and personal items. The President directed Sanchez to move specific documents and an unknown article between the Old Executive Office Building and the Oval Office. This brief interaction served to manage the President's personal administrative logistics and workspace organization.
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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 3:09 pm and 3:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 332-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 332-20
Date: April 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:09 pm and 3:10 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Dictated memorandum
-Private file
Delivery of unknown article
Sanchez's departure
Delivery of unknown article
-Location
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:10 pm.Also recorded on April 20, 1972
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- 332-019 3:08 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:08 pm to 3:09 pm.
- 023-055 3:10 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 3:15 pm.
- 332-021 3:10 PM · 1 hr 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, unknown person(s), and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:10 pm to 4:10 pm.
- 023-056 3:15 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger talked on the telephone from 3:15 pm to 3:19 pm.
- 023-057 3:19 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:19 pm and 3:36 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 332-020, 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/332-020 (accessed October 12, 2026).