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Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential Valet and Personal Affairs

Sunday, October 22, 1972 · 1:05 PM–3:06 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation370-029 on Tape 370StartSunday, October 22, 1972 at 1:05 PMEndSunday, October 22, 1972 at 3:06 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 370-029 ↗

President Richard Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss personal matters. The conversation remains restricted due to its sensitive, private nature, as indicated by the withdrawal of the recorded segment. No policy discussions or administrative decisions were noted in the available record of this interaction.

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On October 22, 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 1:05 pm and 3:06 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 370-029 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 370-29

Date: October 22, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:05 pm and 3:06 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 16s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:06 pm.
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Conversation 370-029, October 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/370-029 (accessed October 10, 2026).