Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 646 › Conversation 646-006

Nixon & Sanchez on Personal matters and Oval Office

Wednesday, January 12, 1972 · 6:21 PM–6:23 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Sanchez, ManoloConversation646-006 onTape 646 (tape position 02:21:20–02:21:33)StartWednesday, January 12, 1972 at 6:21 PMEndWednesday, January 12, 1972 at 6:23 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 646-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon met briefly with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office. The two-minute interaction consisted primarily of personal matters, as indicated by the withdrawal of sensitive or private material from the archival record. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions were documented during this short encounter.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On January 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:21 pm and 6:23 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 646-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 646-6

Date: January 12, 1972
Time: Unknown after 6:21 pm until 6:23 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 10s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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The President and Sanchez left at 6:23 pm

Also recorded on January 12, 1972

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  • 646-002 4:04 PM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Vice President Spiro T. Agnew met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:04 pm to 4:30 pm.
  • 646-003 4:30 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, unknown person(s), and Vice President Spiro T. Agnew met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:30 pm.
  • 646-004 4:30 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Rosemary Manarin met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:30 pm to 4:34 pm.
  • 646-005 4:34 PM · 1 hr 47 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George W. Romney, John D. Ehrlichman, John C. Whitaker, Manolo Sanchez, Stephen B. Bull, John N. Mitchell, Rose Mary Woods, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:34 pm to 6:21 pm.
  • 646-007 6:23 PM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:23 pm and 10:59 pm.

Cite this conversation

Conversation 646-006, January 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/646-006 (accessed September 18, 2026).