Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 343 › Conversation 343-038
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal affairs and Health
Monday, June 26, 1972 · 1:25 PM–2:23 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon and his valet, Manolo Sanchez, engage in a personal conversation regarding a third party's ongoing health and domestic difficulties. Nixon offers sympathetic encouragement to Sanchez regarding his well-being and future travel plans to the Midwest. The dialogue reflects a supportive, personal dynamic between the President and a trusted staff member rather than formal administrative or policy business.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On June 26, 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 1:25 pm and 2:23 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 343-038 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 343-38
Date: June 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:25 and 2:23 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
The President's schedule
-Forthcoming meeting
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:23 pm.Also recorded on June 26, 1972
- 742-016 12:31 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:31 pm and 3:03 pm.
- 742-019 12:31 PM — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:31 pm and 3:03 pm.
- 343-037 12:35 PM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:35 pm to 1:25 pm.
- 343-039 1:25 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 1:25 pm and 2:23 pm.
- 343-040 1:25 PM · 12 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 1:25 pm and 2:23 pm.
- 026-010 2:23 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:23 pm to 2:24 pm.
- 343-041 2:23 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:23 pm to 2:24 pm.
- 343-042 2:25 PM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:25 pm to 3:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 343-038, June 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/343-038 (accessed September 30, 2026).