Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 334 › Conversation 334-019
Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and personal assistance
Tuesday, May 2, 1972 · 1:20 PM–1:22 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The primary purpose of this brief interaction was to address a request for refreshments. No other substantive policy or political matters were discussed during this short exchange.
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NARA Description
On May 2, 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 1:20 pm and 1:22 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 334-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 334-19
Date: May 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:20 pm and 1:22 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 10/04/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[334-019-w001]
[Duration: 7s]
Request
-Refreshment
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:22 pm.Also recorded on May 2, 1972
- 023-111 1:20 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 4:38 pm.
- 334-020 1:22 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:22 pm to 1:23 pm.
- 334-021 1:23 PM · 5 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 1:23 pm and 4:38 pm.
- 334-022 1:23 PM · 3 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 1:23 pm and 4:38 pm.
- 334-023 1:23 PM · 2 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 1:23 pm and 4:38 pm.
- 334-024 1:23 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 4:38 pm.
- 334-025 1:23 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 4:38 pm.
- 334-026 1:23 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 4:38 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 334-019, May 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/334-019 (accessed October 12, 2026).