Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 357 › Conversation 357-010
Nixon & Sanchez on Charles Colson and Presidential staff
Thursday, September 21, 1972 · 2:16 PM–3:15 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to coordinate administrative logistics. During this brief interaction, the President issued instructions regarding the arrival of Charles Colson. The meeting served to facilitate a subsequent discussion between Nixon and his special counsel.
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NARA Description
On September 21, 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 2:16 pm and 3:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 357-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 357-10
Date: September 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:16 pm and 3:15 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Charles W. Colson
-Meeting with the President
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:15 pm.Also recorded on September 21, 1972
- 784-020 12:23 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert R. Casey, John E. Nidecker, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:23 pm to 12:25 pm.
- 784-021 12:25 PM · 1 hr 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:25 pm to 2:01 pm.
- 784-022 2:13 PM · 43 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 2:13 pm on September 21, 1972 and 8:49 am on September 22, 1972.
- 030-013 2:16 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:16 pm and 3:15 pm.
- 357-007 2:16 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:16 pm and 3:15 pm.
- 357-008 2:16 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 2:16 pm and 3:15 pm.
- 357-009 2:16 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:16 pm and 3:15 pm.
- 357-011 3:15 PM · 56 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Manolo Sanchez, unknown person(s), and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:15 pm to 5:02 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 357-010, September 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/357-010 (accessed October 1, 2026).