{"conversationCode":"329-029","tapeNumber":329,"conversationNumber":29,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-329-029","startDateTime":"1972-04-13T18:30:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-04-13T19:00:00.000Z","startDate":"13-Apr-1972","startTime":"1:30 PM","endDate":"13-Apr-1972","endTime":"2:00 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo;","description":"On April 13, 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 1:30 pm and 2:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 329-029 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. 329-29\n\fDate: April 13, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 1:30 pm and 2:00 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with Manolo Sanchez.\n\n*****************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/18/2019.\nSegment cleared for release.]\n[Personal Returnable]\n[329-029-w001]\n[Duration: 21s]\n\n       The President's trip to Canada\n              -Airplane\n                      -Zosimo T. Monson\n                               -Shoes\n                                      -For walking on grass\n\n*****************************************************************\n\nSanchez left at an unknown time before 2:00 pm","filename":["329-029.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:50:03","tapeEnd":"01:51:19","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"329-028","nextCode":"329-030","transcript":[{"start":0.28,"end":11.27,"text":"I think I'll have you bring me a, you know, on the airplane and tell Munson to have dry parachutes out."},{"start":11.29,"end":18.54,"text":"So I won't have to walk over the grass and everything."},{"start":18.56,"end":20.04,"text":"I'll get wet and my shoes are already wet."},{"start":20.06,"end":20.61,"text":"On the airplane."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consulted with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, regarding preparations for an upcoming trip to Canada. The discussion focused on logistical arrangements, specifically the President’s request to have Zosimo T. Monson provide dry footwear on the airplane to avoid the discomfort of damp shoes while walking on grass. No broader policy or administrative decisions were made during this brief encounter.","topics":["Canada","Logistics","Personal Aide","Presidential Travel","Footwear"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T15:21:07.031Z"},"topicSlugs":["canada","logistics","personal-aide","presidential-travel","footwear"],"audioDurationSec":21,"audioFiles":[{"file":"329-029.mp3","bytes":831530,"durationSec":20.65,"bitrate":322071,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:41.906Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/329-029.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/329-029","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/329/conversation-329-029","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}