President Richard Nixon met briefly with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office. The discussion concerned the logistics and coordination regarding the movement of a personal item. No further substantive policy matters were recorded during this brief interaction.
On March 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:52 am to 11:53 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 688-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 688-5
Date: March 18, 1972
Time: 11:52 am - 11:53 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/09/2022.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[688-005-w001]
[Duration: 9s]
Instructions
-Movement of item [?]
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Sanchez left at 11:53 am.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.