Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 342 › Conversation 342-011

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Manolo Sanchez

Tuesday, June 20, 1972 · 10:20 AM–10:25 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation342-011 on Tape 342 (tape position 02:33:47–02:35:16)StartTuesday, June 20, 1972 at 10:20 AMEndTuesday, June 20, 1972 at 10:25 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 342-011 ↗

President Nixon met briefly with his longtime personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The primary purpose of this encounter was for Sanchez to deliver coffee to the President. The interaction was limited to this domestic request and lasted approximately twelve seconds.

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On June 20, 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 10:20 am and 10:25 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 342-011 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 342-11

Date: June 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:20 and 10:25 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with an Manolo Sanchez.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 11/28/2017.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[342-011-w001]
[Duration: 12s]

     Request
         -Coffee

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Manolo Sanchez left at an unknown time before 10:25 am.
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  • 025-072 10:25 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:25 am and 10:51 am.
  • 342-012 10:25 AM · 55 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, and Edward L. Morgan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:25 am to 11:20 am.
  • 025-073 10:51 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Edward L. Morgan talked on the telephone from 10:51 am to 10:54 am.
  • 342-013 11:20 AM · 22 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 11:20 am and 11:26 am.
  • 342-014 11:20 AM · 7 sec — 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 11:20 am and 11:26 am.
  • 342-015 11:20 AM · 58 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 11:20 am and 11:26 am.
  • 342-016 11:26 AM · 59 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:26 am to 12:45 pm.

Conversation 342-011, June 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/342-011 (accessed September 30, 2026).