Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 329 › Conversation 329-050

Nixon & Sanchez on Personal services and White House staff

Saturday, April 15, 1972 · 2:12 PM–5:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation329-050 on Tape 329 (tape position 05:04:31–05:05:27)StartSaturday, April 15, 1972 at 2:12 PMEndSaturday, April 15, 1972 at 5:35 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 329-050 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss personal services. The brief exchange focused on a request for consommé to be served to the President. No major policy matters or official administrative decisions were addressed during this interaction.

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On April 15, 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 2:12 pm and 5:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 329-050 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 329-50

Date: April 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:12 pm and 5:35 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 10/19/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[329-050-w001]
[Duration: 3s]

       Request
             -Consommé

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 5:35 pm.
  • 022-129 2:04 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 2:04 pm to 2:12 pm.
  • 329-044 2:04 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:04 pm to 2:12 pm.
  • 329-045 2:12 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:12 pm and 5:35 pm.
  • 329-046 2:12 PM · 31 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 2:12 pm and 5:35 pm.
  • 329-047 2:12 PM · 24 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 2:12 pm and 5:35 pm.
  • 329-048 2:12 PM · 18 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 2:12 pm and 5:35 pm.
  • 329-049 2:12 PM · 5 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 2:12 pm and 5:35 pm.
  • 329-051 2:12 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 2:12 pm and 5:35 pm.

Conversation 329-050, April 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/329-050 (accessed October 1, 2026).