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Nixon & Sanchez on Japanese Ministry of Trade and Personnel relations

Sunday, January 9, 1972 · 1:35 PM–2:56 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 6 min

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 ↗

AI Summary

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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Position in tape: 00:23:04 – 00:29:13

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NARA Description

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.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

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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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 3s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:56 pm.

Transcript (AI-generated)

No speech has been transcribed for this recording. An AI model that listened to the whole recording reported: The vast majority of the recording consists of silence and room noise, with Sanchez speaking briefly right at the end.

Also recorded on January 9, 1972

  • 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 · 44 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 · 9 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 · 54 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.

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Cite this conversation

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 November 13, 2026).