Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 351 › Conversation 351-002

Nixon & Sanchez on Henry Kissinger and White House logistics

Thursday, July 27, 1972 · 1:53 PM–2:10 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Sanchez, ManoloConversation351-002 onTape 351StartThursday, July 27, 1972 at 1:53 PMEndThursday, July 27, 1972 at 2:10 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 351-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to facilitate the delivery of a document from National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. This brief interaction served as a logistical hand-off between the President and his staff member. No further substantive policy discussions were recorded during this meeting.

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NARA Description

On July 27, 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 1:53 pm and 2:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 351-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 351-2

Date: July 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:53 pm and 2:10 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

      Henry A. Kissinger
          -Delivery of a document

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:10 pm.

Also recorded on July 27, 1972

  • 028-001 12:41 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 12:41 pm to 12:47 pm.
  • 028-002 12:47 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:47 pm and 1:14 pm.
  • 028-003 1:14 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 1:14 pm to 1:15 pm.
  • 351-001 1:50 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:50 pm to 1:53 pm.
  • 351-003 2:10 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:10 pm to 2:12 pm.
  • 351-004 2:12 PM · 10 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 2:12 pm and 2:59 pm.
  • 351-005 2:12 PM · 14 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 2:12 pm and 2:59 pm.
  • 755-001 3:03 PM · 1 hr 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Patrick J. Buchanan, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, Herbert G. Klein, Peter Lisagor, Robert D. Novak, Sarah McLendon, Helen A. Thomas, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), White House operator, and Morgan Wilson met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:03 pm and 4:36 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 351-002, July 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/351-002 (accessed September 18, 2026).