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Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Presidential logistics

Monday, January 10, 1972 · 1:24 PM–1:25 PM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation644-015 on Tape 644 (tape position 03:05:34–03:08:10)StartMonday, January 10, 1972 at 1:24 PMEndMonday, January 10, 1972 at 1:25 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 644-015 ↗

President Nixon met briefly with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to discuss logistical arrangements. The conversation focused on the coordination of personal items or travel preparations, as indicated by the reference to carrying possessions. The interaction concluded quickly without any recorded policy decisions.

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On January 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:24 pm to 1:25 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 644-015 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 644-15

Date: January 10, 1972
Time: 1:24 pm - 1:25 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 08/04/2022.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[644-015-w001]
[Duration: 30s]

     The President’s afternoon schedule

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The President and Sanchez left at 1:25 pm.
  • 018-031 1:11 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter M. Flanigan talked on the telephone from 1:11 pm to 1:12 pm.
  • 644-016 1:25 PM · 4 min — United States Secret Service agents, President Richard M. Nixon, and Stephen Hess met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 1:34 pm.
  • 313-001 1:34 PM · 29 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 1:34 pm and 1:42 pm.
  • 313-002 1:34 PM · 7 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 1:34 pm and 1:42 pm.
  • 313-003 1:34 PM · 6 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 1:34 pm and 1:42 pm.
  • 018-032 1:42 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:42 pm.
  • 018-033 1:42 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:42 pm and 2:36 pm.
  • 018-034 1:42 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:42 pm and 2:36 pm.

Conversation 644-015, January 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/644-015 (accessed September 29, 2026).