Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 24 › Conversation 024-065

Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Presidential health inquiries

Wednesday, May 10, 1972 · 12:32 PM–12:33 PM ET · White House Telephone · 34 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation024-065 on Tape 24 (tape position 01:19:53–01:20:27)StartWednesday, May 10, 1972 at 12:32 PMEndWednesday, May 10, 1972 at 12:33 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 024-065 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon called his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to check on his health and recuperation status. The brief exchange focused on Sanchez’s medical care and his interactions with hospital staff, specifically the nurses and corpsmen. The President concluded the conversation by offering well wishes for a continued recovery.

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Manolo, Mr. President.
Yeah.
Hello, Mr. President.
Manolo, como esta?
Muy bien, senor.
Muy bien.
Ah, well, you're feeling better, huh?
Oh, yes, sir.
Yeah, well.
How are the nurses?
Are they pretty?
Oh, have a couple, but the main thing are corpsmen, sir.
The corpsmen, yeah.
Yeah, they're good boys, huh?
They're good boys, but not as pretty as the nurses, sir.
That's right, not as pretty.
Well, you take care and just take good care of yourself, okay?
Yes, sir.
Thank you very much, Mr. President.
All right, Manala.
Thank you.
Bye.

NARA Description

On May 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone from 12:32 pm to 12:33 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-065 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 24-65

Date: May 10, 1972
Time: 12:32 pm - 12:33 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Manolo Sanchez.

[See also Conversation No. 337-14A]

     Greetings

     Sanchez's health
          -Treatment
          -Hospital personnel

Also recorded on May 10, 1972

  • 024-064 12:06 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:06 pm and 12:32 pm.
  • 337-010 12:06 PM · 41 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 12:06 pm and 12:32 pm.
  • 337-011 12:06 PM · 7 min — 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 12:06 pm and 12:32 pm.
  • 337-012 12:06 PM · 1 min — 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 12:06 pm and 12:32 pm.
  • 337-013 12:06 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:06 pm and 12:32 pm.
  • 337-014 12:06 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:06 pm and 12:32 pm.
  • 337-015 12:35 PM · 32 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 12:35 pm and 12:36 pm.
  • 337-016 12:36 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:36 pm to 1:02 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 024-065, May 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/024-065 (accessed October 12, 2026).