Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 375 › Conversation 375-002

Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and personal assistance

Tuesday, October 24, 1972 · 6:34 PM–6:40 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation375-002 on Tape 375StartTuesday, October 24, 1972 at 6:34 PMEndTuesday, October 24, 1972 at 6:40 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 375-002 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to conduct private business. While the specific nature of their discussion remains unclear due to the absence of a transcript and the brevity of the recording, the meeting centers on personal assistance or administrative tasks. The encounter concluded shortly after they were joined by an unidentified individual.

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On October 24, 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 6:34 pm and 6:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 375-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 375-2

Date: October 24, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:34 pm and 6:40 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

Manolo Sanchez met with an unknown person.

        [Unintelligible]

Sanchez and the unknown person left at an unknown time before 6:40 pm.
  • 032-025 4:04 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:04 pm and 4:16 pm.
  • 373-019 4:04 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 4:04 pm and 4:16 pm.
  • 373-020 4:04 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 4:04 pm and 4:16 pm.
  • 373-021 4:04 PM · 13 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 4:04 pm and 4:16 pm.
  • 373-025 4:16 PM · 1 hr 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, John N. Mitchell, Clark MacGregor, John D. Ehrlichman, Charles W. Colson, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:16 pm to 6:30 pm.
  • 375-001 6:05 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and John B. Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:05 pm and 6:30 pm.
  • 032-026 7:04 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:04 pm and 7:31 pm.
  • 032-027 7:31 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 7:31 pm to 7:33 pm.

Conversation 375-002, October 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/375-002 (accessed October 9, 2026).