Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 355 › Conversation 355-017
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Books
Thursday, October 5, 1972 · 8:08 AM–9:16 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss a specific book. During this brief interaction, the President requested that Sanchez retrieve the item for his immediate review. No further policy or administrative matters were addressed in this short exchange.
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NARA Description
On October 5, 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 8:08 am and 9:16 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 355-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 355-17
Date: October 5, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:08 am and 9:16 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Book
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:16 am.Also recorded on October 5, 1972
- 355-015 8:08 AM · 12 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 8:08 am and 9:16 am.
- 355-016 8:08 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 9:16 am.
- 355-018 8:08 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 9:16 am.
- 355-019 8:08 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 9:16 am.
- 355-020 8:08 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 9:16 am.
- 355-021 9:16 AM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:16 am to 9:50 am.
- 031-001 9:48 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:48 am.
- 355-022 9:51 AM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:51 am to 10:20 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 355-017, October 5, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/355-017 (accessed October 1, 2026).