Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 343 › Conversation 343-003
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Music
Monday, June 12, 1972 · 1:33 PM–2:32 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The brief interaction focused on the President requesting Sanchez to play the guitar. This informal exchange was a component of the President's daily schedule and internal office activity.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On June 12, 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 1:33 pm and 2:32 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 343-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 343-3
Date: June 12, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:33 and 2:32 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
President's schedule
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:32 pm.Also recorded on June 12, 1972
- 025-047 1:33 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:33 pm and 2:32 pm.
- 025-048 1:33 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:33 pm and 2:32 pm.
- 343-001 1:33 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 1:33 pm and 2:32 pm.
- 343-002 1:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:33 pm and 2:32 pm.
- 343-004 1:33 PM · 21 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 1:33 pm and 2:32 pm.
- 343-005 1:33 PM · 28 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 1:33 pm and 2:32 pm.
- 025-049 2:32 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patricia A. Gleason talked on the telephone at 2:32 pm.
- 025-050 2:32 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 343-003, June 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/343-003 (accessed September 30, 2026).