Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 355 › Conversation 355-006

Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Presidential privacy

Tuesday, October 3, 1972 · 1:00 PM–1:56 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation355-006 on Tape 355StartTuesday, October 3, 1972 at 1:00 PMEndTuesday, October 3, 1972 at 1:56 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 355-006 ↗

President Richard M. Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief discussion. The conversation was largely personal in nature, as indicated by the withdrawal of the recorded segment for privacy reasons. No significant policy decisions or administrative actions were documented during this private interaction.

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On October 3, 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 1:00 pm and 1:56 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 355-006 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 355-6

Date: October 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:00 pm and 1:56 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 1m 40s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:56 pm.
  • 030-044 12:50 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:59 pm.
  • 355-001 12:50 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:59 pm.
  • 355-002 12:50 PM · 13 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 12:50 pm and 12:59 pm.
  • 030-045 12:59 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:59 pm to 1:00 pm.
  • 355-004 12:59 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:59 pm to 1:00 pm.
  • 030-046 1:00 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:56 pm.
  • 355-005 1:00 PM · 13 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 1:00 pm and 1:56 pm.
  • 355-007 1:00 PM · 9 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 1:00 pm and 1:56 pm.

Conversation 355-006, October 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/355-006 (accessed October 1, 2026).