Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 357 › Conversation 357-008

Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential Valet and Personal Matters

Thursday, September 21, 1972 · 2:16 PM–3:15 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation357-008 on Tape 357StartThursday, September 21, 1972 at 2:16 PMEndThursday, September 21, 1972 at 3:15 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 357-008 ↗

President Nixon held a meeting with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The recorded portion of the conversation consists entirely of a withdrawn segment classified as a personal returnable item. No substantive administrative or policy-related developments were captured in the available audio.

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On September 21, 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 2:16 pm and 3:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 357-008 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 357-8

Date: September 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:16 pm and 3:15 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 14s        ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:15 pm.
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Conversation 357-008, September 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/357-008 (accessed October 1, 2026).