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Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office and Personal Staff

Monday, January 31, 1972 · 10:59 AM–11:03 AM ET · Oval Office · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation660-018 on Tape 660 (tape position 05:36:30–05:38:24)StartMonday, January 31, 1972 at 10:59 AMEndMonday, January 31, 1972 at 11:03 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 660-018 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417180649 ↗

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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.

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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 07/31/2019.]
[Unintelligible]
[660-018-w001]
[Duration: 5s]

     Compliment

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 11:03 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 660-018, January 31, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417180649). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/660-018 (accessed November 2, 2026).