Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 375 › Conversation 375-012
Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential valet and Personal staff
Thursday, October 26, 1972 · 12:49 PM–2:01 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 53 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his longtime valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss personal matters. The interaction primarily involved a brief exchange of pleasantries and gratitude between the two men. No significant policy decisions or official government actions were documented during this short engagement.
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NARA Description
On October 26, 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 12:49 pm and 2:01 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 375-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No 375-12
Date: October 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:49 pm and 2:01 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 1m 1s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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The President's schedule
-H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:01 pm.Also recorded on October 26, 1972
- 375-006 12:16 PM · 13 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 12:16 pm and 12:36 pm.
- 375-007 12:16 PM · 12 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 12:16 pm and 12:36 pm.
- 375-008 12:16 PM · 10 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 12:16 pm and 12:36 pm.
- 375-009 12:16 PM · 7 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 12:16 pm and 12:36 pm.
- 032-053 12:36 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John K. Andrews, Jr. talked on the telephone from 12:36 pm to 12:38 pm.
- 375-010 12:36 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John K. Andrews, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:36 pm to 12:38 pm.
- 375-011 12:40 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:40 pm to 12:49 pm.
- 375-013 2:01 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:01 pm to 2:04 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 375-012, October 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/375-012 (accessed October 9, 2026).