Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 342 › Conversation 342-001

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Manolo Sanchez

Tuesday, June 13, 1972 · 1:18 PM–2:50 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation342-001 on Tape 342 (tape position 00:01:10–00:01:34)StartTuesday, June 13, 1972 at 1:18 PMEndTuesday, June 13, 1972 at 2:50 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 342-001 ↗

President Nixon met with his longtime personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. While the specific details of the discussion remain unrecorded, the meeting served as a private engagement between the President and a trusted member of his domestic staff. No policy decisions or significant political developments were documented during this brief interaction.

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On June 13, 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 1:18 pm and 2:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 342-001 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 342-1

Date: June 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:18 and 2:50 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with a Manolo Sanchez.

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Manolo Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:50 pm.
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  • 342-003 1:18 PM · 11 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 1:18 pm and 2:50 pm.
  • 342-004 1:18 PM · 1 min — 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 1:18 pm and 2:50 pm.
  • 342-005 1:18 PM · 14 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 1:18 pm and 2:50 pm.
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Conversation 342-001, June 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/342-001 (accessed September 30, 2026).