Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 343 › Conversation 343-030

Nixon & Sanchez on White House taping system and Presidential staff

Friday, June 23, 1972 · 1:16 PM–2:20 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation343-030 on Tape 343 (tape position 02:18:03–02:20:05)StartFriday, June 23, 1972 at 1:16 PMEndFriday, June 23, 1972 at 2:20 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 343-030 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss administrative tasks. The brief exchange focused on technical coordination regarding the recording equipment in the President's office. No significant policy decisions were made during this routine interaction.

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2:19:12Do you want to take us off the computer now?
2:19:17Yes.
2:19:18Yes.
2:19:44Yeah.
2:19:44Yeah.

On June 23, 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 1:16 pm and 2:20 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 343-030 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 343-30

Date: June 23, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:16 and 1:20 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown man [Manolo Sanchez ?].

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The unknown man left at an unknown time before 2:20 pm.
  • 025-133 1:16 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:20 pm.
  • 025-134 1:16 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:20 pm.
  • 343-028 1:16 PM · 20 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 1:16 pm and 2:20 pm.
  • 343-029 1:16 PM · 43 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 1:16 pm and 2:20 pm.
  • 343-031 1:16 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Dwight L. Chapin met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 2:20 pm.
  • 343-032 1:16 PM · 3 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 1:16 pm and 2:20 pm.
  • 343-033 1:16 PM · 32 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 1:16 pm and 2:20 pm.
  • 343-034 1:16 PM · 16 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 1:16 pm and 2:20 pm.

Conversation 343-030, June 23, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/343-030 (accessed September 30, 2026).