Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 329 › Conversation 329-012

Nixon & Sanchez on Pasha and Presidential valet

Tuesday, April 4, 1972 · 8:50 PM–9:42 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 20 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation329-012 on Tape 329 (tape position 00:22:52–00:23:22)StartTuesday, April 4, 1972 at 8:50 PMEndTuesday, April 4, 1972 at 9:42 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 329-012 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The brief interaction focused on the presence of the President's dog, Pasha. No significant policy decisions or official business were conducted during this exchange.

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On April 4, 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 8:50 pm and 9:42 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 329-012 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 329-12

Date: April 4, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:50 pm and 9:42 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 10/18/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[329-012-w001]
[Duration: 19s]

       Pasha

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:42 pm.
  • 022-076 8:15 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:15 pm and 8:45 pm.
  • 329-001 8:15 PM · 7 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 8:15 pm and 8:45 pm.
  • 329-002 8:15 PM · 24 sec — unknown person(s) and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:15 pm and 8:45 pm.
  • 329-003 8:15 PM · 52 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 8:15 pm and 8:45 pm.
  • 022-077 8:45 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:45 pm to 8:50 pm.
  • 329-009 8:45 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:45 pm to 8:50 pm.
  • 329-010 8:50 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:50 pm and 9:42 pm.
  • 329-011 8:50 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:50 pm and 9:42 pm.

Conversation 329-012, April 5, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/329-012 (accessed October 1, 2026).