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Nixon & Sanchez on Rose Mary Woods and White House logistics

Wednesday, August 2, 1972 · 1:19 PM–2:33 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 24 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation352-019 on Tape 352StartWednesday, August 2, 1972 at 1:19 PMEndWednesday, August 2, 1972 at 2:33 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 352-019 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to handle private administrative tasks. During the interaction, the President provided specific instructions regarding items intended for his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. The meeting served as a brief coordination session between the President and his staff to manage internal office logistics.

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On August 2, 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 1:19 pm and 2:33 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 352-019 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 352-19

Date: August 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:19 pm and 2:33 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

     Item for Rose Mary Woods

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:33 pm.
  • 759-011 12:38 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), White House operator, Henry A. Kissinger, George D. Aiken, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:38 pm to 1:17 pm.
  • 028-042 12:54 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:54 pm and 12:59 pm.
  • 028-043 12:59 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, George D. Aiken, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 12:59 pm to 1:08 pm.
  • 028-044 1:08 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:08 pm and 2:33 pm.
  • 352-017 1:19 PM · 8 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 1:19 pm and 2:33 pm.
  • 352-018 1:19 PM · 6 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 1:19 pm and 2:33 pm.
  • 352-020 1:19 PM · 7 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 1:19 pm and 2:33 pm.
  • 352-021 1:19 PM · 6 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 1:19 pm and 2:33 pm.

Conversation 352-019, August 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/352-019 (accessed October 1, 2026).