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Nixon & Sanchez on briefing materials and White House logistics

Tuesday, June 27, 1972 · 9:10 PM–9:44 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation345-004 on Tape 345 (tape position 00:05:38–00:08:21)StartTuesday, June 27, 1972 at 9:10 PMEndTuesday, June 27, 1972 at 9:44 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 345-004 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to coordinate the delivery of specific briefing materials. The discussion focused on the logistics of transporting a briefing book to ensure the President had the necessary documents for his scheduled duties. No policy matters were addressed, as the brief exchange was limited to these administrative arrangements.

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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 345-004 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 345-4

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
           -Delivery

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:44 pm.
  • 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.
  • 345-003 9:10 PM · 44 sec — 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.

Conversation 345-004, 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/345-004 (accessed September 30, 2026).