Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 644 › Conversation 644-015
Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Presidential logistics
Monday, January 10, 1972 · 1:24 PM–1:25 PM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec
AI Summary
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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NARA Description
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.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
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.Also recorded on January 10, 1972
- 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.
Cite this conversation
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).