Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 344 › Conversation 344-020

Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Presidential logistics

Thursday, June 22, 1972 · 12:15 PM–12:56 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation344-020 on Tape 344 (tape position 02:49:21–02:51:19)StartThursday, June 22, 1972 at 12:15 PMEndThursday, June 22, 1972 at 12:56 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 344-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss personal administrative matters and logistical arrangements. The conversation includes instructions regarding staff scheduling and a request for Sanchez to coordinate dental care for the President. The brief exchange reflects the routine daily interactions between Nixon and his personal aide.

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2:49:21I don't see how it can be done.
2:49:25Yeah.
2:49:26Yeah.
2:49:26Yeah.
2:49:27Okay.
2:50:13Larry, when he gets back, don't hurt him.
2:50:14Oh, I see.
2:50:15Yeah.
2:50:15I'll tell you what you can do.
2:50:18Tell him that when I'm out there and bring out this, we need to go forward with everything.
2:50:23Right.
2:50:26You know, Saturday morning, I was going to some kind of an office that, you know, the chief had set up.
2:50:38I know it was...
2:50:41I don't want to, I don't want to, I don't want to, I don't want to go in unless there's something very high.
2:50:50Just, just tell them to get me a dentist.
2:50:52Okay, bye.

NARA Description

On June 22, 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 12:15 pm and 12:56 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 344-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 344-20

Date: June 22, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:15 and 12:56 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 12:56 pm.

Also recorded on June 22, 1972

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  • 025-121 12:14 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Constance M. Stuart talked on the telephone from 12:14 pm to 12:15 pm.
  • 344-019 12:14 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Constance M. Stuart met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:14 pm to 12:15 pm.
  • 025-122 12:15 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:15 pm and 12:56 pm.
  • 344-021 12:15 PM · 16 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 12:15 pm and 12:56 pm.
  • 025-123 12:56 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 12:56 pm to 1:08 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 344-020, June 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/344-020 (accessed September 30, 2026).