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Nixon & Sanchez on Japanese Ministry of Trade and Personal correspondence

Sunday, January 9, 1972 · 1:35 PM–2:56 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation312-013 on Tape 312 (tape position 00:23:04–00:29:13)StartSunday, January 9, 1972 at 1:35 PMEndSunday, January 9, 1972 at 2:56 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 312-013 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss personal administrative matters and convey birthday wishes. During the exchange, Nixon referenced a contact from the Japanese Ministry of Trade and expressed gratitude toward Sanchez for his service. The brief meeting concluded with the President confirming personal birthday well-wishes for a mutual acquaintance.

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22:12That was his true daughter of, uh, the Japanese Ministry of Trade, Kanaka.
22:22And, uh, her name and address on Wickle's card.
22:26I'm not sure if you type off the address or... What's the address?
22:40I'd like to know how much I appreciate you.
22:45I'd like to know how much I appreciate you.
22:55I appreciate you so much.
22:57I hope I met you.
29:21I just called to wish you a happy birthday.
29:24Your son told me, the general told me you had the same birthday as mine, so I wanted to wish you the very best.

On January 9, 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 1:35 pm and 2:56 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 312-013 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 312-13

Date: January 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:35 pm and 2:56 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:56 pm.
  • 018-020 1:18 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 1:25 pm.
  • 312-008 1:18 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 1:25 pm.
  • 018-021 1:25 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 1:25 pm to 1:28 pm.
  • 312-009 1:25 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:25 pm to 1:28 pm.
  • 312-010 1:28 PM · 26 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 1:28 pm and 1:35 pm.
  • 018-022 1:35 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:35 pm.
  • 312-011 1:35 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 1:35 pm.
  • 312-012 1:35 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:56 pm.

Conversation 312-013, January 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/312-013 (accessed September 29, 2026).