Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 358 › Conversation 358-003
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Presidential routine
Friday, September 15, 1972 · 12:39 PM–3:08 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The recording of this encounter contains a withdrawn segment marked as a personal returnable item. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions were recorded during this brief interaction.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On September 15, 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 12:39 pm and 3:08 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 358-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 358-3 Date: September 15, 1972 Time: Unknown between 12:39 pm and 3:08 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 10s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:08 pm.
Also recorded on September 15, 1972
- 778-026 12:17 PM · 8 sec — Manolo Sanchez and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 3:08 pm.
- 358-002 12:39 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 3:08 pm.
- 358-004 12:39 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 3:08 pm.
- 358-005 12:39 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 12:39 pm and 3:08 pm.
- 358-006 12:39 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 12:39 pm and 3:08 pm.
- 358-007 12:39 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 3:08 pm.
- 358-008 12:39 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 3:08 pm.
- 358-009 12:39 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 12:39 pm and 3:08 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 358-003, September 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/358-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).