Nixon White House TapesTape 359 › Conversation 359-001

Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Presidential privacy

Thursday, September 7, 1972 · 1:40 PM–2:45 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Sanchez, ManoloConversation359-001 onTape 359StartThursday, September 7, 1972 at 1:40 PMEndThursday, September 7, 1972 at 2:45 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 359-001 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. Due to the lack of a transcript and the existence of a withdrawn segment, the specific substance of their interaction remains unavailable for analysis. The meeting appears to be a private engagement between the President and a member of his domestic staff.

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On September 7, 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 1:40 pm and 2:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 359-001 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 359-1

Date: September 7, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:40 pm and 2:45 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:45 pm.
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Conversation 359-001, September 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/359-001 (accessed September 18, 2026).