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Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Personal correspondence

Thursday, October 19, 1972 · 5:17 PM–6:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation370-021 on Tape 370StartThursday, October 19, 1972 at 5:17 PMEndThursday, October 19, 1972 at 6:00 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 370-021 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to conduct private or personal business. The conversation was largely recorded as a withdrawn item due to its private nature, limiting the available information regarding specific policy or administrative discussions. As a result, no significant public policy developments or formal action items were captured in the public record for this exchange.

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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 5:17 pm and 6:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 370-021 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 370-21

Date: October 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:17 pm and 6:00 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 42s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:00 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.
  • 031-149 5:14 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:14 pm and 6:00 pm.
  • 370-019 5:14 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:14 pm to 5:17 pm.
  • 370-020 5:17 PM · 15 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 5:17 pm and 6:00 pm.
  • 370-022 5:17 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 5:17 pm and 6:00 pm.
  • 370-023 5:17 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 5:17 pm and 6:00 pm.
  • 370-024 5:17 PM · 7 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 5:17 pm and 6:00 pm.
  • 370-025 5:17 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 5:17 pm and 6:00 pm.

Conversation 370-021, 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/370-021 (accessed October 13, 2026).