Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 688 › Conversation 688-016

Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and Valet services

Saturday, March 18, 1972 · 1:22 PM–1:24 PM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation688-016 on Tape 688 (tape position 02:25:30–02:25:41)StartSaturday, March 18, 1972 at 1:22 PMEndSaturday, March 18, 1972 at 1:24 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 688-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon met briefly with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office. The interaction was limited to a brief exchange, with no substantive policy or political matters recorded. The conversation concluded within seconds, indicating a routine or personal administrative interaction.

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NARA Description

On March 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:22 pm and 1:24 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 688-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 688-16
Date: March 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:22 pm and 1:24 pm
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]
[688-016-w001]
[Duration: 7s]

     Request

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:24 pm.

Also recorded on March 18, 1972

  • 688-010 12:11 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:11 pm and 12:15 pm.
  • 688-012 12:15 PM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:15 pm to 1:15 pm.
  • 688-013 1:16 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:16 pm to 1:17 pm.
  • 688-014 1:20 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:20 pm to 1:21 pm.
  • 688-015 1:21 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:21 pm to 1:22 pm.
  • 688-017 1:22 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:22 pm and 1:24 pm.
  • 688-018 1:24 PM · 2 hr 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, Charles W. Colson, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Helen Drown, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:24 pm to 3:40 pm.
  • 021-110 2:21 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 2:21 pm to 2:22 pm.

All 24 conversations from March 18, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 688-016, March 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/688-016 (accessed October 3, 2026).