Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 368 › Conversation 368-009
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal Affairs and Valet
Tuesday, October 17, 1972 · 7:18 PM–8:08 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The recording consists entirely of withdrawn material designated as personal and returnable, indicating the discussion did not pertain to substantive policy or official administrative business. Consequently, no official decisions or actions were recorded during this engagement.
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NARA Description
On October 17, 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 7:18 pm and 8:08 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 368-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 368-9 Date: October 17, 1972 Time: Unknown between 7:18 pm and 8:08 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 9m 22s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:08 pm.
Also recorded on October 17, 1972
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- 802-010 7:17 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:17 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 031-109 7:18 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:18 pm and 8:08 pm.
- 368-006 7:18 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:18 pm and 8:08 pm.
- 368-007 7:18 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:18 pm and 8:08 pm.
- 368-008 7:18 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 7:18 pm and 8:08 pm.
- 368-010 7:18 PM · 14 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 7:18 pm and 8:08 pm.
- 368-011 7:18 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:18 pm and 8:08 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 368-009, October 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/368-009 (accessed October 10, 2026).