{"conversationCode":"642-018","tapeNumber":642,"conversationNumber":18,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-642-018","startDateTime":"1972-01-03T15:15:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-01-03T15:23:00.000Z","startDate":"3-Jan-1972","startTime":"10:15 AM","endDate":"3-Jan-1972","endTime":"10:23 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo;","description":"On January 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 10:23 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 642-018 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":3,"chronRelease":"Third Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"28-Feb-2002","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 642-18\n\nDate: January 3, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 10:15 am and 10:23 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Manolo Sanchez.\n\n     Misplaced papers\n          -Possible location\n               -Search of residence\n                      -The President’s instructions to Sanchez\n\nSanchez left at an unknown time before 10:23 am.","filename":["642-018-splice.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:23:33","tapeEnd":"03:24:43","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"642-017","nextCode":"642-019","tapeTranscriptFile":"642a.mp3,642b.mp3,642c.mp3","transcript":[{"start":12240.18,"end":12241.32,"text":"That's all you get of it?"},{"start":12259.54,"end":12262.62,"text":"I want you to go over there right now."},{"start":12262.72,"end":12267.98,"text":"I have a piece of paper like this."},{"start":12268,"end":12270.08,"text":"Just like that, uh-huh."},{"start":12270.12,"end":12279.01,"text":"And I consciously remember keeping it out of my pocket."},{"start":12279.33,"end":12285.29,"text":"I'll be right back."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":12213,"end":12283,"startMethod":"llm-alignment","endMethod":"llm-alignment"},"transcriptConfidence":"high","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss the recovery of misplaced documents. Nixon provided specific instructions for Sanchez to search the presidential residence for a particular piece of paper he recalled setting aside. Sanchez was directed to depart immediately to locate and retrieve the missing item.","topics":["White House administration","presidential documents","Manolo Sanchez","internal office procedures"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T01:41:52.860Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-administration","presidential-documents","manolo-sanchez","internal-office-procedures"],"audioDurationSec":73,"audioFiles":[{"file":"642-018-splice.mp3","bytes":1752338,"durationSec":72.99,"bitrate":192073,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T14:10:38.769Z","originalFilename":["642a.mp3","642b.mp3","642c.mp3"],"spliceSource":{"spliceType":"bigtape","sourceFiles":["642b.mp3"],"cutStart":12211.5,"cutEnd":12284.5,"adjustedStart":12211.5,"adjustedEnd":12284.5,"boundaryMethod":"llm-alignment","confidence":"high","splicedAt":"2026-09-18T14:10:38.769Z"},"transcriptPrev":{"segments":6,"replacedAt":"2026-09-18T05:08:26.240Z"},"audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/642-018-splice.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/642-018","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/642/conversation-642-018","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}