Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 352 › Conversation 352-020
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Presidential valet
Wednesday, August 2, 1972 · 1:19 PM–2:33 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The recording is extremely brief and consists of an undefined exchange, with the majority of the encounter redacted as a personal, non-substantive matter. No policy discussions, official decisions, or significant administrative actions were recorded during this interaction.
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NARA Description
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 352-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 352-20 Date: August 2, 1972 Time: Unknown between 1:19 pm and 2:33 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 7s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:33 pm.
Also recorded on August 2, 1972
- 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.
- 352-019 1:19 PM · 24 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 352-020, 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/352-020 (accessed October 1, 2026).