Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 689 › Conversation 689-007

Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office and Personal Staff

Monday, March 20, 1972 · 5:14 PM–5:15 PM ET · Oval Office · 20 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation689-007 on Tape 689StartMonday, March 20, 1972 at 5:14 PMEndMonday, March 20, 1972 at 5:15 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 689-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office for a brief exchange. The conversation focused on the necessity of a specific task, which Nixon concluded was not required. No further actions or significant developments were recorded during this brief interaction.

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uh no it's not necessary

NARA Description

On March 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:14 pm to 5:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 689-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

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Also recorded on March 20, 1972

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 324-010 5:15 PM · 13 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 5:15 pm and 5:21 pm.
  • 324-011 5:15 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:21 pm.
  • 324-012 5:21 PM · 53 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:21 pm to 6:30 pm.
  • 021-117 5:30 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:56 pm.
  • 021-118 5:56 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:56 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 689-007, 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/689-007 (accessed October 15, 2026).