Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 368 › Conversation 368-039

Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Presidential valet

Thursday, October 19, 1972 · 10:40 AM–10:50 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Sanchez, ManoloConversation368-039 onTape 368StartThursday, October 19, 1972 at 10:40 AMEndThursday, October 19, 1972 at 10:50 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 368-039 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to conduct private business. Due to the withdrawal of the brief recorded segment for personal reasons, no public policy matters or substantive political discussions were captured during this exchange. The meeting concluded quickly, reflecting a routine interaction between the President and his staff member.

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NARA Description

On October 19, 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 10:40 am and 10:50 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 368-039 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 368-39

Date: October 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:40 am and 10:50 am.
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 9s]

END OF WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 10:50 am.

Also recorded on October 19, 1972

  • 368-034 10:30 AM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 10:34 am.
  • 368-036 10:34 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and White House photographer met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:34 am to 10:40 am.
  • 368-037 10:40 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 10:50 am.
  • 368-038 10:40 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 10:50 am.
  • 805-001 10:50 AM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 10:52 am.
  • 805-002 10:50 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 10:52 am.
  • 031-139 10:52 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 10:52 am to 10:53 am.
  • 805-003 10:52 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:52 am to 10:53 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 368-039, October 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/368-039 (accessed September 18, 2026).