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Nixon & Sanchez on White House logistics and Daily operations

Monday, February 7, 1972 · 2:04 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Sanchez, ManoloConversation666-008 onTape 666 (tape position 04:03:55–04:04:15)StartMonday, February 7, 1972 at 2:04 PMEndMonday, February 7, 1972 at 2:04 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 666-008 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics for the upcoming day. The discussion focused on finalizing the President’s immediate schedule and movements. Following the brief consultation, the two departed the office together to carry out the planned itinerary.

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On February 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:04 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 666-008 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 666-8

Date: February 7, 1972
Time: 2:04 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

     Schedule

The President and Sanchez left at 2:04 pm.
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  • 319-004 2:04 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:04 pm and 3:04 pm.
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Conversation 666-008, February 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/666-008 (accessed September 18, 2026).