Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 334 › Conversation 334-001

Nixon & Sanchez on John D. Ehrlichman and White House staff

Tuesday, April 25, 1972 · 2:25 PM–3:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation334-001 on Tape 334 (tape position 00:01:41–00:02:06)StartTuesday, April 25, 1972 at 2:25 PMEndTuesday, April 25, 1972 at 3:35 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 334-001 ↗

President Richard Nixon met with his longtime personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The discussion focused on administrative matters and the handling of professional papers involving John D. Ehrlichman. This interaction highlights the routine management of the President's personal staff and document organization within the Executive Office.

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Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.

On April 25, 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 2:25 pm and 3:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 334-001 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 334-1

Date: April 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:25 pm and 3:35 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

     Note

     Papers
          -John D. Ehrlichman

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:35 pm.
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  • 332-048 1:55 PM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, Manolo Sanchez, Clark MacGregor, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:55 pm to 2:25 pm.
  • 023-068 1:59 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone from 1:59 pm to 2:01 pm.
  • 023-069 2:01 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:01 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 023-070 2:13 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 2:13 pm to 2:15 pm.
  • 023-071 2:25 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:25 pm and 4:23 pm.
  • 332-049 2:25 PM · 40 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 2:25 pm and 3:35 pm.

Conversation 334-001, April 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/334-001 (accessed October 9, 2026).