Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 361 › Conversation 361-020

Nixon & Sanchez on Rose Mary Woods and Presidential work materials

Tuesday, August 22, 1972 · 11:35 AM–12:58 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 26 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation361-020 on Tape 361StartTuesday, August 22, 1972 at 11:35 AMEndTuesday, August 22, 1972 at 12:58 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 361-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss the location and retrieval of his briefcase. The President directed Sanchez to coordinate with Rose Mary Woods to ensure the briefcase was brought to his office immediately. This interaction focused on securing essential materials for the President's ongoing work.

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I want it here.
Where is the briefcase?
You just tell him to bring that right over so I have to work on it.

NARA Description

On August 22, 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 11:35 am and 12:58 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 361-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 361-20

Date: August 22, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:35 am and 12:58 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

            Unknown tape
               -Location
                   -Rose Mary Woods
                   -The President’s briefcase

            The President’s briefcase

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 12:58 pm.

Also recorded on August 22, 1972

  • 361-012 10:20 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:25 am.
  • 361-016 10:25 AM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, Barry M. Goldwater, Pamela Powell, unknown person(s), and John J. Rhodes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:25 am to 11:35 am.
  • 361-017 11:35 AM · 15 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 11:35 am and 12:58 pm.
  • 361-018 11:35 AM · 25 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 11:35 am and 12:58 pm.
  • 361-019 11:35 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:35 am and 12:58 pm.
  • 361-021 11:35 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:35 am and 12:58 pm.
  • 361-022 11:35 AM · 33 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 11:35 am and 12:58 pm.
  • 361-023 11:35 AM · 27 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 11:35 am and 12:58 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 361-020, August 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/361-020 (accessed October 1, 2026).