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Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Welsh language

Thursday, June 29, 1972 · 6:00 PM–6:25 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation345-018 on Tape 345 (tape position 02:03:56–02:06:15)StartThursday, June 29, 1972 at 6:00 PMEndThursday, June 29, 1972 at 6:25 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 345-018 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building for a private conversation. The dialogue, conducted in Welsh, focused on the necessity of telling the truth, though the specific context remains unclear due to the personal nature of the exchange. No administrative or political actions were recorded as a result of this brief discussion.

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Position in tape: 02:03:56 – 02:06:15

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NARA Description

On June 29, 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 6:00 pm and 6:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 345-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 345-18

Date: June 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:00 and 6:25 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 9m 24s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:25 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 345-018, June 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/345-018 (accessed November 14, 2026).