{"conversationCode":"351-007","tapeNumber":351,"conversationNumber":7,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-351-007","startDateTime":"1972-07-27T20:42:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-07-27T20:46:00.000Z","startDate":"27-Jul-1972","startTime":"4:42 PM","endDate":"27-Jul-1972","endTime":"4:46 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.; Sanchez, Manolo;","description":"On July 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:42 pm to 4:46 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 351-007 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":4,"chronRelease":"Fourth Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"10-Dec-2003","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 351-7\n\nDate: July 27, 1972\nTime: 4:42 pm - 4:46 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with Charles W. Colson.\n\n     The President's schedule\n          -The President's meeting with Henry A. Kissinger\n          -Meeting with Colson\n               -Subject of discussion\n                      -Kenneth W. Clawson\n                      -John A. Scali\n                      -News story\n          -Meeting with Herbert G. Klein's staff\n               -Place\n\nColson left and Manolo Sanchez entered at 4:45 pm.\n\n*****************************************************************\n\nBEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n[Personal returnable]\n[Duration: 42s ]\n\nEND WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n\n*****************************************************************\n\nSanchez left at 4:46 pm","filename":["351-007.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Colson, Charles W.","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"351-006","nextCode":"351-008","transcript":[{"start":9.24,"end":12.35,"text":"them on the way down to Sadat."},{"start":12.37,"end":13.79,"text":"I've got to see ."},{"start":13.81,"end":18.95,"text":"Just stay out there on the way."},{"start":18.98,"end":26.62,"text":"Now, can we just say that you had one specific thing you wanted to talk to me about ?"},{"start":26.64,"end":28.79,"text":"Just so we don't have a problem with this question."},{"start":28.8,"end":29.27,"text":"And Skelton."},{"start":30.05,"end":30.19,"text":"No."},{"start":30.21,"end":31.35,"text":"Was that President Skelton?"},{"start":31.59,"end":34.79,"text":"He's not part of it."},{"start":34.81,"end":35.25,"text":"No, but it's possible."},{"start":35.27,"end":36.01,"text":"I want you to check out a news story."},{"start":49.71,"end":53.07,"text":"We might even do that tomorrow."},{"start":54.86,"end":55.37,"text":"Yeah, fine."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Charles W. Colson to discuss the administration's public relations strategy regarding a specific news story involving Kenneth W. Clawson and John A. Scali. The President instructed Colson to investigate the details of this story to preempt potential complications. Manolo Sanchez joined the meeting briefly at its conclusion as the President managed his scheduling obligations.","topics":["Public Relations","Press Relations","Kenneth W. Clawson","John A. Scali","Media Strategy"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T16:34:21.195Z"},"topicSlugs":["public-relations","press-relations","kenneth-w-clawson","john-a-scali","media-strategy"],"audioDurationSec":70,"audioFiles":[{"file":"351-007.mp3","bytes":1672044,"durationSec":69.6,"bitrate":192188,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:44.538Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/351-007.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/351-007","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/351/conversation-351-007","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}