Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 355 › Conversation 355-023
Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Presidential valet
Thursday, October 5, 1972 · 10:20 AM–10:40 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to conduct private administrative or personal business. The brief interaction, lasting less than twenty minutes, concluded with Sanchez departing the office shortly after the meeting began. Due to the lack of a transcript and the presence of withdrawn material, no substantive policy discussions or significant political developments were recorded.
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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 10:20 am and 10:40 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 355-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 355-23 Date: October 5, 1972 Time: Unknown between 10:20 am and 10:40 am Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 2s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 10:40 am.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 355-023, 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/355-023 (accessed October 1, 2026).