Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 334 › Conversation 334-029

Nixon & Sanchez on White House administration and Tape recorder maintenance

Tuesday, May 2, 1972 · 1:23 PM–4:38 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 43 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation334-029 on Tape 334 (tape position 02:22:11–02:23:13)StartTuesday, May 2, 1972 at 1:23 PMEndTuesday, May 2, 1972 at 4:38 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 334-029 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss the organization of private files and the maintenance of a malfunctioning tape recorder. The President directed Sanchez to handle specific documents for his personal records while noting that the recording equipment was experiencing mechanical failures. Consequently, Nixon requested that the device be sent for professional repairs to restore its functionality.

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Well, now look, these are for private files.
And I want to tell you, too, you don't need to take it out now.
This machine has got about this far of stuff.
It sticks.
It's got over about this far right there.
And, uh, so I, I caught it a long time ago, so I didn't have to take one.
So, this machine has to be repaired.
The smallest one, I almost said.
And, uh, I can come back.

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 1:23 pm and 4:38 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 334-029 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 334-29

Date: May 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:23 pm and 4:38 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

     Private memoranda
           -Filing

     Tape recorder
          -Problem
               -Repair

     Briefcase

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 4:38 pm.

Also recorded on May 2, 1972

  • 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.
  • 334-027 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.
  • 334-028 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 334-029, 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/334-029 (accessed October 10, 2026).