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Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Manolo Sanchez

Tuesday, May 9, 1972 · 11:12 AM–11:16 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation338-007 on Tape 338 (tape position 00:29:21–00:29:48)StartTuesday, May 9, 1972 at 11:12 AMEndTuesday, May 9, 1972 at 11:16 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 338-007 ↗

President Nixon met with an unknown individual in the Executive Office Building to discuss the health of Manolo Sanchez, a longtime valet and personal aide. The brief encounter focused on Sanchez's well-being and involved a request for the removal of food from the office. No further policy or administrative actions were noted during this short discussion.

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On May 9, 1972, 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 11:12 am and 11:16 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 338-007 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 338-7

Date: May 9, 1972
Time: Unknown after 11:12 and before 11:16 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown man.

     Removal of food

     Manolo Sanchez
         -Health

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 11:16 am.
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  • 338-006 11:07 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 11:12 am.
  • 024-039 11:12 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:16 am.
  • 338-008 11:12 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:16 am.
  • 024-040 11:16 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Melvin R. Laird talked on the telephone from 11:16 am to 11:21 am.
  • 338-009 11:16 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Melvin R. Laird met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:16 am and 11:21 am.
  • 024-041 11:21 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:21 am and 11:23 am.
  • 338-010 11:21 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:21 am and 11:23 am.

Conversation 338-007, May 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/338-007 (accessed October 9, 2026).