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Nixon & Sanchez on White House Staff and Personal Logistics

Tuesday, October 31, 1972 · 11:54 AM–11:56 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation378-006 on Tape 378StartTuesday, October 31, 1972 at 11:54 AMEndTuesday, October 31, 1972 at 11:56 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 378-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon met briefly with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The meeting centered on a routine exchange of instructions and requests regarding the President's personal schedule or administrative needs. No major policy matters were addressed, as the interaction was limited to the functional duties of the President's staff.

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NARA Description

On October 31, 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 11:54 am and 11:56 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 378-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 378-6

Date: October 31, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:54 am and 11:56 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

        Instructions
             -Request

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 11:56 am.

Also recorded on October 31, 1972

  • 810-003 11:36 AM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:36 am and 11:43 am.
  • 810-004 11:36 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:36 am and 11:43 am.
  • 810-005 11:36 AM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:36 am and 11:43 am.
  • 810-006 11:43 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:43 am and 11:53 am.
  • 810-007 11:43 AM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:43 am and 11:53 am.
  • 810-008 11:53 AM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:53 am and 11:54 am.
  • 810-019 11:54 AM · 9 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 2:38 pm.
  • 378-007 11:56 AM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:56 am to 1:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 378-006, October 31, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/378-006 (accessed October 5, 2026).