Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 324 › Conversation 324-033
Nixon & Sanchez on Chinese tea and personal assistance
Wednesday, March 22, 1972 · 3:15 PM–3:24 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·2 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss the acquisition of Chinese tea. This brief interaction focused on the President's request for the specific item, which Sanchez confirmed he had secured. No other policy or administrative matters were addressed during this short exchange.
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NARA Description
On March 22, 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 3:15 pm and 3:24 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 324-033 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 324-33
Date: March 22, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:15 pm and 3:24 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/11/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[324-033-w001]
[Duration: 2s]
Request
-Chinese tea
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:24 pm.Also recorded on March 22, 1972
- 324-030 2:55 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:55 pm to 3:15 pm.
- 324-031 3:15 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:24 pm.
- 324-032 3:15 PM · 6 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 3:15 pm and 3:24 pm.
- 021-133 3:24 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 3:24 pm to 3:29 pm.
- 324-034 3:24 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:24 pm to 3:29 pm.
- 324-035 3:29 PM · 35 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 3:29 pm and 4:01 pm.
- 324-036 3:29 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:29 pm and 4:01 pm.
- 022-001 4:01 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 4:01 pm to 4:03 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 324-033, March 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/324-033 (accessed September 18, 2026).