Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 345 › Conversation 345-003
Nixon & Sanchez on Briefing materials and Domestic policy
Tuesday, June 27, 1972 · 9:10 PM–9:44 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss the logistics and organization of materials contained within a briefing book. The conversation focused on the provenance and historical placement of specific documents or items related to domestic affairs prepared by Patrick J. Buchanan. No substantive policy decisions were reached, as the dialogue centered on the physical management and location of presidential records.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On June 27, 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 9:10 pm and 9:44 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 345-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 345-3
Date: June 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:10 and 9:44 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Briefing book
-Location
-Patrick J. Buchanan
-Domestic affairs
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:44 pmAlso recorded on June 28, 1972
- 345-001 8:54 PM · 47 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 8:54 pm and 9:06 pm.
- 026-020 9:06 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Frank L. Rizzo talked on the telephone from 9:06 pm to 9:10 pm.
- 345-002 9:06 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Frank L. Rizzo met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:06 pm to 9:10 pm.
- 026-021 9:10 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:10 pm and 9:44 pm.
- 345-004 9:10 PM · 3 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 9:10 pm and 9:44 pm.
- 345-005 9:10 PM · 31 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 9:10 pm and 9:44 pm.
- 026-022 9:44 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:44 pm to 10:20 pm.
- 345-006 9:44 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:44 pm to 10:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 345-003, June 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/345-003 (accessed September 30, 2026).