Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 345 › Conversation 345-004
Nixon & Sanchez on briefing materials
Tuesday, June 27, 1972 · 9:10 PM–9:44 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min
AI Summary
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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Position in tape: 00:05:38 – 00:08:21
part A, 5:36
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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.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
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.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on June 27, 1972
- 345-001 8:54 PM · 50 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 · 6 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 · 47 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 · 34 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.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 345-004, June 27, 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 November 14, 2026).