Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 353 › Conversation 353-012
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal affairs and Valet
Thursday, August 3, 1972 · 1:15 PM–2:24 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon met with his longtime valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief personal interaction. The recorded segment consists entirely of a withdrawn portion labeled as personal, indicating no substantive policy or administrative matters were addressed. Consequently, the meeting resulted in no political developments or action items.
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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 1:15 pm and 2:24 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 353-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 353-12 Date: August 3, 1972 Time: Unknown between 1:15 pm and 2:24 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 36s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:24 pm.
Also recorded on August 3, 1972
- 028-057 12:12 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 12:12 pm to 12:20 pm.
- 353-007 12:12 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Rose Mary Woods, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:12 pm and 12:37 pm.
- 029-069 12:20 PM · 11 sec — the recording device engaged at an unknown time between 12:20 pm and 1:10 pm, but the conversation appears to be blank.
- 353-008 12:20 PM · 13 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 12:20 pm and 12:37 pm.
- 353-009 12:37 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:37 pm.
- 353-010 12:40 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:40 pm to 1:10 pm.
- 029-001 1:10 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 1:10 pm to 1:15 pm.
- 353-011 1:10 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 1:15 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 353-012, 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/353-012 (accessed October 1, 2026).