Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 33 › Conversation 033-053

Sanchez phone call on Charles Colson and Oval Office

Wednesday, November 8, 1972 · 12:54 AM–1:00 AM ET · White House Telephone · 28 sec

ParticipantsSanchez, Manolo; White House operatorConversation033-053 on Tape 33StartWednesday, November 8, 1972 at 12:54 AMEndWednesday, November 8, 1972 at 1:00 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 033-053 ↗

AI Summary

Manolo Sanchez coordinates with the White House operator to urgently summon Charles Colson to the Oval Office for a meeting with President Nixon. The operator confirms that Colson is already en route from his hotel to the White House. This logistical exchange ensures the President's immediate request for a late-night consultation with his aide is fulfilled.

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Please, Mr. Coulson, the President wants to see Mr. Coulson right away.
He wants to see Mr. Coulson right away?
Okay, fine.
Here in the OV office, please.
Okay, fine.
Now, Mr. Coulson is between here and the hotel.
Okay, please.
Can you pay him?
He's on the way here already.
Okay, I'll see if I can get Mr. Coulson.
Yeah, the President wants to see him.
Right.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On November 8, 1972, Manolo Sanchez and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:54 am and 1:00 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-053 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 33-53

Date: November 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:54 am and 1:00 am
Location: White House Telephone
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                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

                                                          Conversation No. 33-114 (cont’d)

Manolo Sanchez talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 388-3B]

       Charles W. Colson
            -Meeting with President
            -Location
            -Page

Also recorded on November 8, 1972

  • 033-054 12:54 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:54 am and 1:00 am.
  • 033-055 12:54 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:54 am and 1:00 am.
  • 388-001 12:54 AM · 12 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 12:54 am and 1:00 am.
  • 388-002 12:54 AM · 8 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 12:54 am and 1:00 am.
  • 388-003 12:54 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, Manolo Sanchez, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:54 am and 1:00 am.
  • 033-056 1:00 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Frank L. Rizzo talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:00 am and 1:10 am.
  • 388-004 1:00 AM · 1 hr 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), White House operator, Charles W. Colson, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:00 am to 3:00 am.
  • 033-057 1:10 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:10 am and 1:12 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 033-053, November 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/033-053 (accessed September 22, 2026).