Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 335 › Conversation 335-002
Nixon & Sanchez on White House administration and Staff relations
Monday, May 1, 1972 · 2:32 PM–2:40 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief, informal encounter. The conversation focused on the President's upcoming schedule and his perspective on his current obligations. The discussion remained personal and administrative in nature, serving as a check-in between the President and a member of his close support staff.
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NARA Description
On May 1, 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 2:32 pm and 2:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 335-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 335-2
Date: May 1, 1972
Time: Unknown after 2:32 and before 2:40 pm.
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Greetings
The President’s schedule
-The President’s view
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:40 pm.Also recorded on May 1, 1972
- 335-001 2:32 PM · 28 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 2:32 pm and 2:40 pm.
- 335-003 2:40 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:40 pm to 2:55 pm.
- 716-001 2:55 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Stephen B. Bull, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:55 pm and 3:02 pm.
- 099-010 3:07 PM — President Richard M. Nixon, Gerard C. Smith, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, Richard M. Helms, Gen. Royal B. Allison, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 716-007 3:08 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 4:08 pm.
- 716-002 4:11 PM · 1 hr 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, Henry A. Kissinger, Ronald L. Ziegler, Stephen B. Bull, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 5:29 pm.
- 716-003 5:31 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:31 pm to 5:53 pm.
- 716-004 5:57 PM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:57 pm to 6:47 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 335-002, May 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/335-002 (accessed October 10, 2026).