Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 356 › Conversation 356-009
Nixon & Sanchez on White House logistics and Charles W. Colson
Monday, September 25, 1972 · 1:15 PM–2:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 17 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to facilitate logistical coordination within the White House. During the brief interaction, the President instructed Sanchez to summon Charles W. Colson for an upcoming meeting. This exchange served to manage the President's immediate schedule and transition between administrative engagements.
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NARA Description
On September 25, 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 1:15 pm and 2:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 356-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 356-9
Date: September 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:15 pm and 2:30 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
The President’s schedule
-Meeting with Charles W. Colson
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:30 pm.Also recorded on September 25, 1972
- 786-018 12:22 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:22 pm to 12:32 pm.
- 786-019 12:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Republican candidates including Ed Young, Charles Conrad, Luther Hackett, Martin Linski, Henry Povinelli, Joel Pritchard, Meldrim Thomson, Jr., William Hunt, Wesley Powell, Mario Belardino, Richard Rittenband, and Harry S. Dent, as well as the White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:33 pm to 12:48 pm.
- 786-020 12:48 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:48 pm.
- 786-021 12:49 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Dr. Charles A. Hoffman, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., James H. Cavanaugh, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:49 pm to 1:09 pm.
- 786-022 1:09 PM · 14 sec — Manolo Sanchez and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:09 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 356-007 1:15 PM · 13 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 1:15 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 356-008 1:15 PM · 7 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 1:15 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 356-010 1:15 PM · 40 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 1:15 pm and 2:30 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 356-009, September 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/356-009 (accessed October 1, 2026).