Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 660 › Conversation 660-018
Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office and Personal Staff
Monday, January 31, 1972 · 10:59 AM–11:03 AM ET · Oval Office ·6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office for a brief, informal interaction. The exchange consisted of a compliment directed toward Sanchez. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were addressed during this short encounter.
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NARA Description
On January 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:59 am and 11:03 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 660-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 660-018 Date: January 31, 1972 Time: Unknown between 10:59 am and 11:03 am Location: Oval Office The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ****************************************************************************** [Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and released 07/31/2019.] [Unintelligible] [660-018-w001] [Duration: 5s] Compliment ****************************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 11:03 am. Page | 65 White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973 Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Also recorded on January 31, 1972
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- 660-019 10:59 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:59 am and 11:03 am.
- 660-020 10:59 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:59 am and 11:03 am.
- 660-021 11:03 AM · 47 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, Joseph M. A. Luns, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:03 am to 11:54 am.
- 661-001 1:28 PM · 1 hr 40 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, Abraham A. Ribicoff, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:28 pm to 3:12 pm.
- 020-002 2:22 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:22 pm and 2:34 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 660-018, January 31, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/660-018 (accessed September 18, 2026).