Nixon White House TapesTape 369 › Conversation 369-017

Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Personal records

Wednesday, October 18, 1972 · 7:03 PM–7:05 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Sanchez, ManoloConversation369-017 onTape 369StartWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 7:03 PMEndWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 7:05 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 369-017 ↗

President Nixon met with his longtime valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief, private discussion. The content of this brief engagement remains restricted as personal, returnable material, and no transcript is available for historical analysis. Consequently, there are no documented developments or policy decisions resulting from this specific interaction.

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On October 18, 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 7:03 pm and 7:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 369-017 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 369-17

Date: October 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:03 pm and 7:05 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

                                        (rev. Nov-03)

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[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 51s ]

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 7:05 pm.
  • 031-125 6:51 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:51 pm and 7:00 pm.
  • 369-014 6:51 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 6:51 pm and 7:00 pm.
  • 031-126 7:00 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Margaret Chase Smith, and Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield talked on the telephone from 7:00 pm to 7:03 pm.
  • 369-016 7:00 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Margaret Chase Smith, and Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:00 pm to 7:03 pm.
  • 031-127 7:03 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:03 pm and 7:05 pm.
  • 369-018 7:03 PM · 7 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 7:03 pm and 7:05 pm.
  • 031-128 7:05 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 7:05 pm to 7:14 pm.
  • 369-019 7:05 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:05 pm to 7:14 pm.

Conversation 369-017, October 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/369-017 (accessed September 18, 2026).