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Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Books

Thursday, October 5, 1972 · 8:08 AM–9:16 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation355-017 on Tape 355StartThursday, October 5, 1972 at 8:08 AMEndThursday, October 5, 1972 at 9:16 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 355-017 ↗

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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.

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.

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I'm going to bring that book for one minute.
  • 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.

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 November 15, 2026).