Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 311 › Conversation 311-035
Nixon & Sanchez on Dan Rather
Sunday, January 2, 1972 · 10:34 AM–12:12 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss his upcoming daily schedule. The primary focus of the brief consultation was a planned interview with journalist Dan Rather. No further substantive policy decisions were recorded during this interaction.
Audio
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NARA Description
On January 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:34 am and 12:12 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 311-035 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 311-35
Date: January 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:34 am and 12:12 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
The President=s schedule
-Dan Rather interview
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 12s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 12:12 pm.Also recorded on January 2, 1972
- 017-136 10:17 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:17 am and 10:27 am.
- 311-032 10:17 AM · 11 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 10:17 am and 10:27 am.
- 017-137 10:27 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 10:27 am to 10:34 am.
- 311-033 10:27 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:27 am to 10:34 am.
- 017-138 10:34 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:34 am and 12:12 pm.
- 311-034 10:34 AM · 15 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 10:34 am and 12:12 pm.
- 311-036 10:34 AM · 11 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 10:34 am and 12:12 pm.
- 017-139 12:12 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:12 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 311-035, January 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/311-035 (accessed October 12, 2026).