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Nixon & Sanchez on Personal Aide and Supply Management

Monday, April 3, 1972 · 1:28 PM–2:43 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 29 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation328-026 on Tape 328 (tape position 03:16:34–03:17:48)StartMonday, April 3, 1972 at 1:28 PMEndMonday, April 3, 1972 at 2:43 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 328-026 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss the retrieval of specific items and the logistics of store closures. The conversation focused on the availability of supplies and instructions regarding the secure handling and delivery of these goods. Sanchez received direct orders from the President to ensure the items were not left in a vulnerable location.

  • Logistics
  • Personal Aide
  • Supply Management
  • Presidential Instructions

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Sir, I checked for the keys.
No, sir, the only store there.
Oh, that's fine.
No, I'm not going to store it, sir.
Ten minutes away, they cut.
No, don't leave it there.
Okay, sir.
Wow.

On April 3, 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 1:28 pm and 2:43 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 328-026 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 328-26
Date: April 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:28 pm and 2:43 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 10/09/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[328-026-w001]
[Duration: 29s]

       Cables [?]
              -Stores closed
              -When the President needs item
                      -April 4, 1972

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:43 pm.
  • 328-025 12:55 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:55 pm to 1:28 pm.
  • 328-027 1:28 PM · 6 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 1:28 pm and 2:43 pm.
  • 328-028 1:28 PM · 11 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 2:43 pm.
  • 328-029 1:28 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 2:43 pm.
  • 328-030 2:43 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Ronald L. Ziegler, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:43 pm to 3:05 pm.
  • 328-031 3:05 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:05 pm and 3:19 pm.
  • 328-032 3:05 PM · 6 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 3:05 pm and 3:19 pm.
  • 328-033 3:05 PM · 15 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 3:05 pm and 3:19 pm.

Conversation 328-026, April 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/328-026 (accessed October 1, 2026).