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Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Personal matters

Friday, October 20, 1972 · 10:35 AM–10:36 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation371-011 on Tape 371StartFriday, October 20, 1972 at 10:35 AMEndFriday, October 20, 1972 at 10:36 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 371-011 ↗

President Richard M. Nixon met briefly with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The recording is extremely brief and consists entirely of a withdrawn item designated as personal and returnable. No substantive policy discussions or administrative actions were captured during this interaction.

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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 10:35 am and 10:36 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 371-011 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 371-11

Date: October 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:35 am and 10:36 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]

[Duration:   10s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 10:36 am.
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Conversation 371-011, 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/371-011 (accessed October 12, 2026).