Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 354 › Conversation 354-018
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Presidential valet
Friday, October 6, 1972 · 1:55 PM–2:05 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief meeting with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The recorded portion of the interaction is minimal, as the majority of the conversation was designated as a personal returnable item and subsequently withdrawn from the public record. No substantive policy discussions or significant administrative decisions were captured in the available audio.
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NARA Description
On October 6, 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 1:55 pm and 2:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 354-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 354-18 Date: October 6, 1972 Time: Unknown between 1:55 pm and 2:05 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 28s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:05 pm.
Also recorded on October 6, 1972
- 031-013 2:05 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:05 pm.
- 354-019 2:05 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:05 pm.
- 031-014 2:06 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:06 pm.
- 031-015 2:06 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:06 pm and 2:07 pm.
- 354-020 2:06 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:06 pm.
- 354-021 2:06 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:06 pm.
- 354-022 2:06 PM · 16 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 2:06 pm and 2:07 pm.
- 031-016 2:07 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:07 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 354-018, October 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/354-018 (accessed October 1, 2026).