Nixon White House TapesTape 335 › Conversation 335-030

Nixon, Eisenhower & Sanchez on Gay Liberation Front and Protests

Friday, May 5, 1972 · 1:59 PM–2:04 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo; Eisenhower, Julie NixonConversation335-030 on Tape 335 (tape position 02:51:35–02:53:50)StartFriday, May 5, 1972 at 1:59 PMEndFriday, May 5, 1972 at 2:04 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 335-030 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss a demonstration held by the Gay Liberation Front and the public reception of the President's recent television appearance. Following this, the President briefly spoke with his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower. The exchange centered on reflecting on the positive feedback from his media engagements.

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2:52:36Okay, boom, yeah.
2:53:50Your trip went well.
2:53:52We had great reviews on your television.

On May 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:59 pm and 2:04 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 335-030 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 335-30

Date: May 5, 1972
Time: Unknown after 1:59 and before 2:05 pm.
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

     Demonstration
         -Gay Liberation Front

The President talked with Julie Nixon Eisenhower between 2:04 and 2:05 pm.

[Conversation No. 335-30A]

[See Conversation No. 23-166; one item has been withdrawn from this conversation]

[End of telephone conversation]

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:05 pm.
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  • 023-165 1:59 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:59 pm and 2:04 pm.
  • 335-028 1:59 PM · 47 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 1:59 pm and 2:04 pm.
  • 335-029 1:59 PM · 17 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 1:59 pm and 2:04 pm.
  • 023-166 2:04 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 2:04 pm to 2:05 pm.
  • 335-031 2:05 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:05 pm and 2:10 pm.
  • 335-032 2:05 PM · 53 sec — 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 2:05 pm and 2:10 pm.
  • 335-033 2:10 PM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:10 pm to 3:15 pm.

Conversation 335-030, May 5, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/335-030 (accessed September 19, 2026).