Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 356 › Conversation 356-004
Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Presidential valet
Monday, September 18, 1972 · 6:58 PM–7:14 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon met with his longtime valet, Manolo Sanchez, in his Old Executive Office Building suite for a brief, private discussion. Due to the lack of a transcript and the immediate withdrawal of the recording for personal reasons, the specific substance of their exchange remains restricted. No substantive policy developments or administrative actions were documented during this short meeting.
- Manolo Sanchez
- White House staff
- Presidential valet
- Personal correspondence
- Office of the President
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On September 18, 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 6:58 pm and 7:14 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 356-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 356-4 Date: September 18, 1972 Time: Unknown between 6:58 pm - 7:14 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 4s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 7:14 pm.
Also recorded on September 18, 1972
- 781-032 4:31 PM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Theodore H. White, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:31 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 782-001 4:31 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Theodore H. White, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:31 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 782-002 5:30 PM · 26 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 356-001 5:35 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Theodore H. White, William Brock, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, Kenneth C. Rietz, White House photographer, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:35 pm to 6:55 pm.
- 356-002 6:56 PM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:56 pm to 6:57 pm.
- 356-003 6:57 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:57 pm to 6:58 pm.
- 356-005 6:58 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 6:58 pm and 7:14 pm.
- 356-006 7:14 PM · 13 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 7:14 pm on September 18, 1972 and 1:15 pm on September 25, 1972.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 356-004, September 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/356-004 (accessed October 1, 2026).