{"conversationCode":"323-029","tapeNumber":323,"conversationNumber":29,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-323-029","startDateTime":"1972-03-17T18:45:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-03-17T19:45:00.000Z","startDate":"17-Mar-1972","startTime":"1:45 PM","endDate":"17-Mar-1972","endTime":"2:45 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo;","description":"On March 17, 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 1:45 pm and 2:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 323-029 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":3,"chronRelease":"Third Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"28-Feb-2002","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 323-29\n\nDate: March 17, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 1:45 pm and 2:45 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with Manolo Sanchez.\n\n******************************************************************************\n\nBEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n[Personal Returnable]\n[Duration: 24s ]\n\nEND WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n\n******************************************************************************\n\nSanchez left at an unknown time before 2:45 pm.","filename":["323a.mp3","323b.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:19:33","tapeEnd":"02:20:17","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"323-028","nextCode":"323-030","tapeTranscriptFile":"323a.mp3,323b.mp3","transcript":[{"start":8373.87,"end":8376.87,"text":"Let us recognize that it must be an issue that divides many Americans."},{"start":8376.91,"end":8383.4,"text":"Let us also recognize that the commitment to equal opportunity and the commitment to equal opportunity and education in the United States of America."},{"start":8383.42,"end":8387.35,"text":"The United States of America will allow us to turn away from what divides us and to turn toward what unites us."},{"start":8387.4,"end":8394.18,"text":"The way we handle this difficult issue is a supreme test of the character, the responsibility, and the innocence of the American people."},{"start":8403.3,"end":8406.42,"text":"Let us handle them in a way we can be proud of."},{"start":8406.44,"end":8416.22,"text":"By uniting behind the program, which will make it possible for all the children in this great and good land to receive a better education and thereby enjoy a better life."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":8373,"end":8417,"startMethod":"tape_time","endMethod":"tape_time"},"transcriptConfidence":"low","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss the political climate surrounding educational policy and national unity. The President emphasized the need to move past divisive issues and focus on achieving equal opportunity in education for all children. This discussion served as a thematic exploration of his broader agenda to foster social cohesion and improve the American educational system.","topics":["Education policy","Equal opportunity","National unity","Political rhetoric"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T15:05:16.206Z"},"topicSlugs":["education-policy","equal-opportunity","national-unity","political-rhetoric"],"audioDurationSec":44,"audioFiles":[{"file":"323a.mp3","bytes":117327329,"durationSec":7349.77,"bitrate":127707,"missing":false},{"file":"323b.mp3","bytes":112998581,"durationSec":7078.38,"bitrate":127711,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":true,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:41.569Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/323a.mp3","https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/323b.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/323-029","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/323/conversation-323-029","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}