Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 648 › Conversation 648-003
Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office and Administrative logistics
Monday, January 17, 1972 · 8:58 AM–9:48 AM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to address administrative needs. The discussion focused on organizing and retrieving specific materials intended for the President’s briefcase kept in his Executive Office Building (EOB) office. The meeting concluded with Sanchez departing to handle these logistical preparations.
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NARA Description
On January 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:58 am and 9:48 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 648-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 648-3
Date: January 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:58 am and 9:48 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Material for briefcase in Executive Office Building [EOB] office
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:48 am.Also recorded on January 17, 1972
- 648-001 8:58 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Allen S. Drury met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:58 am and 9:48 am.
- 648-002 8:58 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Don Shula met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:58 am and 9:48 am.
- 648-004 9:48 AM · 3 hr 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), White House operator, John B. Connally, Henry A. Kissinger, H. G. Wells, Robert S. Ingersoll, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:48 am to 1:23 pm.
- 018-087 11:24 AM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:30 am.
- 648-005 1:23 PM · 19 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 3:45 pm.
- 018-088 1:25 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 315-001 1:25 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 315-002 1:25 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 2:39 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 648-003, January 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/648-003 (accessed September 30, 2026).