Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 353 › Conversation 353-002
Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Personal affairs
Thursday, August 3, 1972 · 11:49 AM–12:10 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief meeting with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. Given the absence of a transcript and the very short duration of the interaction, the exchange remained informal and restricted to personal matters. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions were recorded during this encounter.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On August 3, 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 11:49 am and 12:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 353-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 353-2 Date: August 3, 1972 Time: Unknown between 11:49 am and 12:10 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 3s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 12:10 pm.
Also recorded on August 3, 1972
- 028-050 11:33 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:33 am.
- 028-051 11:33 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:33 am and 11:37 am.
- 760-015 11:38 AM · 51 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:38 am and 11:41 am.
- 028-053 11:43 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 11:43 am to 11:49 am.
- 353-001 11:43 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:43 am and 11:49 am.
- 028-054 11:49 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:49 am and 12:10 pm.
- 353-003 11:49 AM · 9 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 11:49 am and 12:10 pm.
- 353-004 11:49 AM · 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 11:49 am and 12:10 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 353-002, August 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/353-002 (accessed October 1, 2026).