Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 356 › Conversation 356-014

Nixon & Sanchez on Charles W. Colson

Monday, September 25, 1972 · 4:43 PM–5:16 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation356-014 on Tape 356StartMonday, September 25, 1972 at 4:43 PMEndMonday, September 25, 1972 at 5:16 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 356-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss administrative matters and personal logistics. The brief discussion primarily centered on the scheduling and movements of Charles W. Colson. No major policy decisions were recorded during this interaction.

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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 4:43 pm and 5:16 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 356-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 356-14

Date: September 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:43 pm and 5:16 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

            Charles W. Colson's schedule

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 5:16 pm.

Also recorded on September 25, 1972

  • 356-011 2:30 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:30 pm to 3:01 pm.
  • 786-023 3:04 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thomas W. Gleason, John Bowers, Lawrence G. Molloy, Charles W. Colson, Donald F. Rodgers, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:04 pm and 3:32 pm.
  • 786-024 3:33 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:33 pm to 3:35 pm.
  • 786-025 3:35 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:35 pm to 4:41 pm.
  • 356-012 4:43 PM · 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 4:43 pm and 5:16 pm.
  • 356-013 4:43 PM · 30 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 4:43 pm and 5:16 pm.
  • 030-024 5:16 PM · 1 min — Charles W. Colson and W. Richard Howard talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:16 pm and 6:10 pm.
  • 356-015 5:16 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Patrick J. Buchanan, and W. Richard Howard met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:16 pm to 6:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 356-014, 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/356-014 (accessed October 1, 2026).