Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 689 › Conversation 689-004
Nixon & Sanchez on White House domestic staff and Presidential routine
Monday, March 20, 1972 · 2:47 PM–2:50 PM ET · Oval Office · 36 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to discuss personal arrangements. The brief interaction focused primarily on the President's request for tea. No substantive policy or political matters were addressed during this short exchange.
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NARA Description
On March 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 2:50 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 689-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 689-4
Date: March 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:47 pm and 2:50 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 03/24/2022.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[689-004-w001]
[Duration: 35s]
Request
-Tea
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:50 pm.Also recorded on March 20, 1972
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- 689-008 3:38 PM · 4 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:38 pm and 4:48 pm.
- 689-006 4:48 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Richard M. Helms, and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:48 pm to 5:14 pm.
- 689-007 5:14 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:14 pm to 5:15 pm.
- 324-008 5:15 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:21 pm.
- 324-009 5:15 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:21 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 689-004, March 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/689-004 (accessed October 15, 2026).