Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 391 › Conversation 391-003
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Presidential routine
Wednesday, November 1, 1972 · 12:40 PM–2:10 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The brief interaction focused on the service of coffee and concluded with the President dismissing Sanchez for the remainder of the day. No substantive policy matters or major administrative decisions were recorded during this engagement.
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NARA Description
On November 1, 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 12:40 pm and 2:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 391-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 391-3
Date: November 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:40 pm and 2:10 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 391-3 (cont’d)
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Beverage
-Coffee
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:10 pm.Also recorded on November 1, 1972
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- 379-019 12:26 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:26 pm to 12:40 pm.
- 391-001 12:40 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Zosimo Monson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 2:10 pm.
- 391-002 12:40 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 2:10 pm.
- 391-004 12:40 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 2:10 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 391-003, November 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/391-003 (accessed September 28, 2026).