Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 346 › Conversation 346-015

Nixon & Sanchez on Personal travel

Wednesday, June 28, 1972 · 3:30 PM–3:34 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation346-015 on Tape 346 (tape position 03:31:07–03:32:04)StartWednesday, June 28, 1972 at 3:30 PMEndWednesday, June 28, 1972 at 3:34 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 346-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consults with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, regarding personal travel arrangements and scheduling logistics. They discuss the uncertainty of the President’s own departure plans and the subsequent impact on Sanchez’s travel timeline. Nixon ultimately advises Sanchez to depart on Friday morning with his family to ensure a more efficient trip, rather than waiting for the possibility of traveling on the President’s aircraft.

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Position in tape: 03:31:07 – 03:32:04

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NARA Description

On June 28, 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 3:30 pm and 3:34 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 346-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 346-15

Date: June 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:30 and 3:34 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

     Stationery

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:34 pm.

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Yeah.
No, no, no.
Stationer.
Why, stationer.
I want the nice stationery.
Tell her to send me over to three or four kitchens of nice stationery.

Also recorded on June 28, 1972

  • 346-016 3:30 PM · 38 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 3:30 pm and 3:34 pm.
  • 346-017 3:30 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:30 pm and 3:34 pm.
  • 346-018 3:30 PM · 2 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 3:30 pm and 3:34 pm.
  • 026-049 3:34 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 3:34 pm to 3:35 pm.
  • 346-019 3:34 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:34 pm to 3:35 pm.
  • 346-020 3:35 PM · 1 min — 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 3:35 pm and 3:54 pm.
  • 346-021 3:35 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:35 pm and 3:54 pm.
  • 346-022 3:35 PM · 38 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 3:35 pm and 3:54 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 346-015, 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/346-015 (accessed November 14, 2026).