Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 376 › Conversation 376-029

Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Valet

Thursday, November 2, 1972 · 11:24 AM–11:28 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation376-029 on Tape 376StartThursday, November 2, 1972 at 11:24 AMEndThursday, November 2, 1972 at 11:28 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 376-029 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief, private discussion. The recording largely consists of a withdrawn segment containing personal material, indicating the exchange was focused on private administrative or domestic matters rather than official policy. No significant political developments or substantive government decisions were recorded during this short encounter.

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On November 2, 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 11:24 am and 11:28 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 376-029 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 376-29

Date: November 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:24 and 11:28 a.m.
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 14s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 11:28 am.
  • 032-142 11:23 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:23 am.
  • 032-143 11:23 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 11:23 am to 11:24 am.
  • 376-027 11:23 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 11:23 am.
  • 376-028 11:23 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:23 am to 11:24 am.
  • 032-144 11:28 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 11:28 am to 11:29 am.
  • 376-030 11:28 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:28 am to 11:29 am.
  • 032-145 11:29 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:29 am and 11:30 am.
  • 376-031 11:29 AM · 7 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 11:29 am and 11:30 am.

Conversation 376-029, November 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/376-029 (accessed October 10, 2026).