Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 348 › Conversation 348-003
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal valet and Presidential staff
Wednesday, July 19, 1972 · 1:57 PM–2:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The brief interaction consisted of personal matters rather than substantive policy discussions, as the entirety of the recorded dialogue was withdrawn for personal privacy. No significant administrative decisions or political developments occurred during this brief encounter.
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NARA Description
On July 19, 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 1:57 pm and 2:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 348-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 348-3 Date: July 19, 1972 Time: Unknown between 1:57 pm and 2:00 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 16s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:00 pm.
Also recorded on July 19, 1972
- 747-015 1:51 PM · 10 sec — Stephen B. Bull and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 1:51 pm on July 19, 1972 and 9:33 am on July 29, 1972.
- 348-001 1:53 PM · 15 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 1:53 pm and 1:57 pm.
- 348-002 1:57 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:57 pm.
- 348-004 1:57 PM · 12 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 1:57 pm and 2:00 pm.
- 348-005 1:57 PM · 7 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 1:57 pm and 2:00 pm.
- 348-006 2:00 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Frank L. Rizzo, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., White House operator, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:00 pm to 2:25 pm.
- 027-005 2:02 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:02 pm.
- 027-006 2:02 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Frank L. Rizzo talked on the telephone from 2:02 pm to 2:09 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 348-003, July 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/348-003 (accessed September 30, 2026).