Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 349 › Conversation 349-002

Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and personal matters

Thursday, July 20, 1972 · 12:20 PM–2:02 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation349-002 on Tape 349StartThursday, July 20, 1972 at 12:20 PMEndThursday, July 20, 1972 at 2:02 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 349-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a private meeting with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The conversation primarily consisted of personal, non-substantive matters that were subsequently withdrawn from the public record. No policy discussions or administrative actions were documented during this brief encounter.

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NARA Description

On July 20, 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 12:20 pm and 2:02 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 349-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 349-2
Date: July 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:20 pm and 2:02 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 5s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:02 pm.

Also recorded on July 20, 1972

  • 748-008 12:03 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:03 pm.
  • 748-009 12:03 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:03 pm.
  • 748-010 12:03 PM · 15 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:03 pm on July 20, 1972 and 10:09 am on July 21, 1972.
  • 349-001 12:04 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:04 pm to 12:20 pm.
  • 027-021 12:20 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:20 pm and 2:02 pm.
  • 349-003 12:20 PM · 8 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 12:20 pm and 2:02 pm.
  • 349-004 12:20 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:20 pm and 2:02 pm.
  • 349-005 12:20 PM · 8 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 12:20 pm and 2:02 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 349-002, July 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/349-002 (accessed October 2, 2026).