Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 690 › Conversation 690-005

Nixon & Sanchez on White House maintenance and Personal services

Tuesday, March 21, 1972 · 9:20 AM–10:07 AM ET · Oval Office · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation690-005 on Tape 690 (tape position 00:45:36–00:47:39)StartTuesday, March 21, 1972 at 9:20 AMEndTuesday, March 21, 1972 at 10:07 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 690-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to address a minor domestic matter concerning White House living quarters. The primary focus of the discussion was a malfunctioning electric blanket. No policy decisions or significant political developments resulted from this brief exchange.

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NARA Description

On March 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 10:07 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 690-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 690-005

Date: March 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:20 am and 10:07 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 11/29/2017.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[690-005-w001]
[Duration: 6s]

     Electric blanket
           -Broken

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Sanchez [?] left at an unknown time before 10:07 am.

Also recorded on March 21, 1972

  • 690-001 9:20 AM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 10:07 am.
  • 690-002 9:20 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 10:07 am.
  • 690-003 9:20 AM · 6 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 10:07 am.
  • 690-004 9:20 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 10:07 am.
  • 690-006 9:20 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 10:07 am.
  • 690-007 10:07 AM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:07 am to 10:34 am.
  • 690-008 11:00 AM · 1 hr 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Nihat Erim, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., White House photographer, Celal Akbay, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:00 am to 12:36 pm.
  • 690-014 12:36 PM · 10 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 12:38 pm.

All 31 conversations from March 21, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 690-005, March 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/690-005 (accessed October 15, 2026).