President Richard M. Nixon met with his longtime valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief personal interaction. The conversation was largely characterized by a 38-second segment that remains withheld for personal privacy reasons, rendering the specific substance of their exchange inaccessible. The meeting concluded shortly after these discussions, with Sanchez departing the office at 2:26 pm.
On December 28, 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 2:20 pm and 2:26 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 380-027 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 380-27
Date: December 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:20 pm and 2:26 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 10/18/2019.
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The President's telephone call
Sanchez left at 2:26 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.