Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 371 › Conversation 371-001
Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and personal communications
Friday, October 20, 1972 · 8:16 AM–8:25 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, private meeting with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The conversation, which included a segment restricted for personal privacy, primarily served as a routine interaction between the President and his personal staff member. No substantive policy matters or official administrative decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.
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NARA Description
On October 20, 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 8:16 am and 8:25 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 371-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 371-1 Date: October 20, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:16 am and 8:25 am Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 22s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:25 am.
Also recorded on October 20, 1972
- 371-002 8:16 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:16 am and 8:25 am.
- 371-003 8:25 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:25 am to 8:40 am.
- 371-004 9:11 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:11 am to 9:14 am.
- 031-150 9:15 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:15 am.
- 371-005 9:15 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:15 am to 9:16 am.
- 371-006 9:16 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:16 am to 9:50 am.
- 371-007 9:50 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 10:04 am.
- 371-008 9:50 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 10:04 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 371-001, October 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/371-001 (accessed October 10, 2026).