Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 354 › Conversation 354-033
Nixon & Sanchez on Henry Kissinger and Presidential directives
Friday, October 6, 1972 · 3:22 PM–3:24 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 46 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Manolo Sanchez and an unidentified individual to discuss the logistics of Henry Kissinger's schedule. The President issued a directive to ensure Kissinger was intercepted prior to a scheduled departure. Following a brief period of discussion, both participants departed the office, concluding the short meeting.
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NARA Description
On October 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:22 pm and 3:24 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 354-033 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 354-33
Date: October 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:22 pm and 3:24 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown person and Manolo Sanchez.
Henry A. Kissinger's schedule
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 3:24 pm.
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:24 pm.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on October 6, 1972
- 031-020 2:27 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:27 pm and 2:28 pm.
- 031-021 2:28 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Melvin R. Laird talked on the telephone from 2:28 pm to 2:32 pm.
- 354-029 2:28 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Melvin R. Laird met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:28 pm to 2:32 pm.
- 354-030 2:32 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:35 pm.
- 354-031 2:35 PM · 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:35 pm to 3:22 pm.
- 031-022 3:22 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:22 pm.
- 354-032 3:22 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:22 pm.
- 354-034 3:24 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Charles W. Colson, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:24 pm to 3:55 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 354-033, October 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/354-033 (accessed November 15, 2026).