Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 362 › Conversation 362-012

Nixon & Sanchez on White House logistics and Personal staff

Monday, August 7, 1972 · 1:22 PM–3:01 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 23 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation362-012 on Tape 362StartMonday, August 7, 1972 at 1:22 PMEndMonday, August 7, 1972 at 3:01 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 362-012 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss the President's upcoming schedule and logistical arrangements. The brief interaction focused on coordinating departure plans and general administrative updates. Nixon expressed personal appreciation to Sanchez for his assistance during the meeting.

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I don't know.
I think we have something about that.
Why don't we get up real soon?
I want to thank you.

On August 7, 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 1:22 pm and 3:01 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 362-012 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 362-12

Date: August 7, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:22 pm and 3:01 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

             The President's schedule

The President and Sanchez left at an unknown time before 5:22 pm.
  • 763-015 11:24 AM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 1:18 pm.
  • 763-016 11:24 AM · 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 1:18 pm.
  • 362-010 1:22 PM · 10 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 1:22 pm and 3:01 pm.
  • 362-011 1:22 PM · 46 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 1:22 pm and 3:01 pm.
  • 763-017 1:22 PM · 47 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:22 pm and 3:01 pm.
  • 763-018 2:48 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:48 pm and 3:01 pm.
  • 763-019 3:01 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Virginia Democratic leaders, including Leslie D. Campbell, Jr., Warren Davis, William M. Dudley, Walther B. Fidler, Calvin W. Fowler, Elmon T. Gray, Frederick T. Gray, Charles W. Gunn, Jr., Edward E. Lane, Paul W. Manns, George N. McMath, B.R. Middleton, William F. Parkerson, Jr., Lacy E. Putney, Randall O. Reynolds, Eleanor P. Sheppard, D. French Slaughter, Jr., W. Roy Smith, Edward E. Willey, J. D. Stetson Coleman, John O. Marsh, Jr., J. Smith Ferebee, Richard T. Short, James F. Olmsted, Richard D. Obenshain, Thomas R. Glass, Fitzgerald Bemiss, Mills E. Godwin, Russell M. Carneal, Robert B. Ball, Sr., and Herbert Bateman, as well as Stephen B. Bull, Herbert Bateman, as well as the White House photographer, met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:01 pm to 3:45 pm.
  • 763-020 3:45 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:46 pm.

Conversation 362-012, August 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/362-012 (accessed October 1, 2026).