Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 370 › Conversation 370-018
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal affairs and White House staff
Thursday, October 19, 1972 · 5:10 PM–5:14 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, four-minute meeting with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The conversation primarily addressed personal matters, as indicated by the withdrawal of the discussion for privacy reasons. The meeting concluded with Sanchez departing the office shortly after their brief interaction.
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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 5:10 pm and 5:14 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 370-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 370-18 Date: October 19, 1972 Time: Unknown between 5:10 pm and 5:14 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 11s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at 5:14 pm.
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- 031-146 5:10 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:10 pm.
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- 370-016 5:10 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:10 pm.
- 370-017 5:10 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 5:10 pm and 5:14 pm.
- 031-148 5:14 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 5:14 pm to 5:17 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 370-018, 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/370-018 (accessed October 10, 2026).