Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 322 › Conversation 322-008
Nixon, Higby & Sanchez on People's Republic of China and Diplomacy
Tuesday, February 29, 1972 · 2:53 PM–2:56 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal aide Manolo Sanchez to discuss his recent diplomatic trip to the People’s Republic of China and review his upcoming schedule. Following this discussion, Nixon briefly consulted with Lawrence M. Higby to coordinate a follow-up communication. The interaction concluded with a directive for Higby to facilitate a return phone call, likely involving H.R. Haldeman.
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NARA Description
On February 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Lawrence M. Higby met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 322-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 322-8
Date: February 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
The President’s schedule
-Recent trip to the People’s Republic of China [ PRC]
[The President talked with Lawrence M. Higby [?] at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and
2:56 pm]
Request for a return call [from H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman?]
[End of telephone conversation]
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:56 pm.Also recorded on February 29, 1972
- 322-005 2:48 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:48 pm to 2:50 pm.
- 020-118 2:50 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:50 pm to 2:53 pm.
- 322-006 2:51 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:51 pm to 2:53 pm.
- 020-119 2:53 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm.
- 322-007 2:53 PM · 16 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 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm.
- 322-009 2:53 PM · 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 2:53 pm and 2:56 pm.
- 020-120 2:56 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:56 pm to 3:16 pm.
- 322-010 2:56 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:56 pm to 3:16 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 322-008, February 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/322-008 (accessed October 12, 2026).