Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 374 › Conversation 374-018
Nixon & Sanchez on White House logistics and Personal valet
Friday, October 27, 1972 · 1:34 PM–2:40 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to conduct routine administrative duties. The brief discussion primarily concerned the selection of the President's upcoming meal, specifically focusing on steak and salad preferences. This interaction reflects the standard daily logistical arrangements managed by White House staff to support the President's schedule.
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NARA Description
On October 27, 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 1:34 pm and 2:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 374-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 374-18
Date: October 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:34 pm and 2:40 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/16/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[374-018-w001]
[Duration: 55s]
Menu
-Steak [?]
-Salad
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:40 pm.Also recorded on October 27, 1972
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- 032-075 1:01 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Earl L. Butz talked on the telephone from 1:01 pm to 1:04 pm.
- 374-017 1:34 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:34 pm and 2:40 pm.
- 808-009 1:34 PM · 2 min — Michael J. Farrell and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:34 pm and 2:54 pm.
- 374-019 2:30 PM · 9 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 2:30 pm and 2:40 pm.
- 374-020 2:40 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:40 pm to 2:50 pm.
- 808-010 2:54 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Robert J. Dole, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:54 pm to 3:16 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 374-018, October 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/374-018 (accessed October 9, 2026).