Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 345 › Conversation 345-018
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Welsh language
Thursday, June 29, 1972 · 6:00 PM–6:25 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
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.
- Manolo Sanchez
- Personal staff
- Welsh language
- White House operations
- Presidential conduct
Audio
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This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the player above contains the full tape segment shared with neighbouring conversations. It begins about 02:03:56 into the tape and ends around 02:06:15.
Transcript (AI-generated)
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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. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 9m 24s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:25 pm.
Also recorded on June 29, 1972
- 345-013 4:35 PM · 10 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 4:35 pm and 5:55 pm.
- 345-015 5:55 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Patrick J. Buchanan, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:55 pm to 6:00 pm.
- 345-016 6:00 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:00 pm and 6:25 pm.
- 345-017 6:00 PM · 3 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 6:00 pm and 6:25 pm.
- 345-019 6:25 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:25 pm.
- 345-020 6:54 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and David C. Hoopes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:54 pm to 6:55 pm.
- 345-021 6:55 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:55 pm and 8:27 pm.
- 345-022 6:55 PM · 28 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 6:55 pm and 8:27 pm.
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 September 30, 2026).