Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-057

Nixon phone call with Sanchez on White House hospitality and Lincoln Room

Tuesday, December 12, 1972 · 11:04 PM–11:05 PM ET · White House Telephone · 21 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation034-057 on Tape 34StartTuesday, December 12, 1972 at 11:04 PMEndTuesday, December 12, 1972 at 11:05 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 034-057 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 647841718 ↗

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NARA Description

On December 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone from 11:04 pm to 11:05 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-057 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 34-57

Date: December 12, 1972
Time: 11:04 pm – 11:05 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Manolo Sanchez.

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Hello.
Yes, sir.
You in bed?
No, sir.
Well, the old neighbor is down in the Lincoln room.
He wonders why you don't bring him down a little brandy or something.
Oh, yes, sir.
Right away, sir.
Yeah.
He says, uh, until they're pronto.
Yes, sir.
Okay.
Right away, sir.

Also recorded on December 12, 1972

  • 820-023 3:36 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:36 pm and 3:38 pm.
  • 820-024 3:38 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gerard C. Smith, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Zosimo T. Monzon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:38 pm to 6:10 pm.
  • 821-001 3:38 PM · 2 hr 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Gordon C. Strachan, Frank J. Shakespeare, James Keogh, White House photographer, Stephen B. Bull, Manolo Sanchez, Alexander P. Butterfield, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:38 pm and 6:10 pm.
  • 821-002 6:10 PM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 6:12 pm.
  • 034-054 8:31 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 8:31 pm to 8:38 pm.
  • 034-055 8:40 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:40 pm.
  • 034-056 8:40 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:40 pm and 11:04 pm.
  • 034-150 8:40 PM · 22 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:40 pm and 11:04 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 034-057, December 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 647841718). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-057 (accessed November 2, 2026).