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Nixon & Sanchez on Sequoia and weather

Tuesday, May 2, 1972 · 1:23 PM–4:38 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 24 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation334-032 on Tape 334 (tape position 02:26:39–02:27:12)StartTuesday, May 2, 1972 at 1:23 PMEndTuesday, May 2, 1972 at 4:38 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 334-032 ↗

President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss logistical arrangements. The brief interaction focused on the current weather conditions and the scheduling of a departure time for a planned excursion aboard the presidential yacht, Sequoia.

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How's the weather?
It's all right.

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 334-032 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 334-32

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

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

     Weather

     Sequoia cruise
          -Departure time

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

Conversation 334-032, 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/334-032 (accessed October 10, 2026).