Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 659 › Conversation 659-009
Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office and Environment
Friday, January 28, 1972 · 1:35 PM–2:24 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon and his valet, Manolo Sanchez, discuss the climate settings within the Oval Office. The conversation centers on a disagreement regarding the room's temperature, with the President suggesting it feels warm while Sanchez perceives it as cold. No policy or administrative decisions were made during this brief exchange regarding the environment of the workspace.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On January 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:24 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 659-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 659-9
Date: January 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:35 pm and 2:24 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Schedule
Memorandum
Room temperature
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:24 pm.Also recorded on January 28, 1972
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- 659-007 1:21 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:21 pm and 1:35 pm.
- 019-146 1:24 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:24 pm and 1:35 pm.
- 019-147 1:35 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:35 pm.
- 659-008 1:35 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:35 pm.
- 659-010 2:24 PM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:24 pm to 2:51 pm.
- 659-011 2:51 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 2:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 659-009, January 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/659-009 (accessed October 12, 2026).