Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 652 › Conversation 652-002
Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office operations
Thursday, January 20, 1972 · 1:17 PM–1:22 PM ET · Oval Office · 19 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to manage administrative and logistical tasks within the Oval Office. During the brief interaction, the President requested refreshments and directed the relocation of his briefcase to the Executive Office Building. The exchange focused primarily on these routine personal services and the management of confidential documents.
- Oval Office operations
- Logistics
- Manolo Sanchez
- Presidential administrative support
- White House staff
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NARA Description
On January 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:17 pm and 1:22 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 652-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 652-2
Date: January 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:17 pm and 1:22 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Briefcase
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 08/09/2022.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[652-002-w002]
[Duration: 2s]
The President’s request
-Coffee
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Briefcase
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
-Relocation
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:22 pm.Also recorded on January 20, 1972
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 652-002, January 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/652-002 (accessed October 11, 2026).