Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 651 › Conversation 651-011

Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office and Presidential Staff

Wednesday, January 19, 1972 · 11:18 AM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation651-011 on Tape 651 (tape position 01:17:54–01:18:22)StartWednesday, January 19, 1972 at 11:18 AMEndWednesday, January 19, 1972 at 11:18 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 651-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard M. Nixon met with his longtime valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office. The brief interaction consisted primarily of an informal exchange of greetings between the President and a trusted member of his personal staff. No significant policy decisions or administrative actions were recorded during this encounter.

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NARA Description

On January 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:18 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 651-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 651-11

Date: January 19, 1972
Time: 11:18 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

     Greetings

Sanchez left at 11:18 am.

Also recorded on January 19, 1972

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  • 019-006 10:13 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller talked on the telephone from 10:13 am to 10:21 am.
  • 651-007 10:13 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:13 am to 10:21 am.
  • 651-008 10:21 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:21 am and 10:30 am.
  • 651-009 10:21 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:21 am and 10:30 am.
  • 651-010 10:30 AM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Rose Mary Woods, unknown person(s), and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:30 am to 11:18 am.
  • 651-012 11:19 AM · 1 hr 56 min — Stephen B. Bull, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Bryce N. Harlow met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:19 am to 1:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 651-011, January 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/651-011 (accessed October 11, 2026).