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Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Valet services

Wednesday, April 26, 1972 · 2:12 PM–3:43 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation333-019 on Tape 333 (tape position 02:32:48–02:34:34)StartWednesday, April 26, 1972 at 2:12 PMEndWednesday, April 26, 1972 at 3:43 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 333-019 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to handle a private matter. The brief interaction focused on the retrieval of an unidentified personal item. No significant policy discussions were recorded during this brief exchange.

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On April 26, 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 2:12 pm and 3:43 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 333-019 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 333-19

Date: April 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:12 pm and 3:43 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez [?].

       Retrieval of unknown item

Sanchez [?] left at an unknown time before 3:43 pm.
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  • 333-020 2:12 PM · 16 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 2:12 pm and 3:43 pm.

Conversation 333-019, April 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/333-019 (accessed October 9, 2026).