Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 359 › Conversation 359-005
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal affairs and Valet services
Tuesday, September 12, 1972 · 1:17 PM–2:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·13 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The brief discussion primarily concerned personal matters, as indicated by the withdrawal of the recorded segment for privacy reasons. No substantive policy or political developments resulted from this interaction.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On September 12, 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 1:17 pm and 2:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 359-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 359-5 Date: September 12, 1972 Time: Unknown between 1:17 pm and 2:35 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 46s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:35 pm.
Also recorded on September 12, 1972
- 775-009 12:19 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John Jarman, John E. Nidecker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:19 pm to 12:27 pm.
- 775-010 12:28 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:28 pm.
- 775-011 12:28 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Walter J. Hickel, White House photographer, Clark MacGregor, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:28 pm to 1:15 pm.
- 775-012 1:15 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 1:17 pm.
- 775-013 1:15 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 1:17 pm.
- 359-006 1:17 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 1:17 pm and 2:35 pm.
- 359-007 1:17 PM · 1 min — 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 1:17 pm and 2:35 pm.
- 359-008 1:17 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:17 pm and 2:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 359-005, September 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/359-005 (accessed September 18, 2026).