Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 346 › Conversation 346-020

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Manolo Sanchez

Wednesday, June 28, 1972 · 3:35 PM–3:54 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation346-020 on Tape 346 (tape position 03:40:51–03:42:00)StartWednesday, June 28, 1972 at 3:35 PMEndWednesday, June 28, 1972 at 3:54 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 346-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection. The primary purpose of the brief interaction was to place a call to Manolo Sanchez, the President's personal valet. No other substantive policy or political discussions occurred during this exchange.

Audio

part B, 1:38:44

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This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the players above hold the full tape, shared with neighbouring conversations. By the archivists' log it runs from 03:40:51 to 03:42:00 into the tape; their log often drifts a minute or two from the audio, so listen for the subjects in the finding aid.

NARA Description

On June 28, 1972, 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. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 346-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 346-20

Date: June 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:35 and 3:54 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call for Manolo Sanchez

Transcript (AI-generated)

No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.

Also recorded on June 28, 1972

  • 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.
  • 346-021 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.
  • 346-023 3:35 PM · 1 min — 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.
  • 346-024 3:35 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 3:35 pm and 3:54 pm.
  • 346-025 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.
  • 346-026 3:35 PM · 13 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 346-020, 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/346-020 (accessed November 14, 2026).