Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 364 › Conversation 364-003
Nixon & Sanchez on Charles W. Colson and White House Staff
Thursday, October 5, 1972 · 12:25 PM–12:26 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to briefly address logistical matters. The discussion focused primarily on coordinating a requested meeting between Sanchez and White House aide Charles W. Colson. The interaction served as a quick administrative exchange regarding staff scheduling and access.
- Manolo Sanchez
- Charles W. Colson
- Scheduling
- White House Staff
- Presidential Access
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NARA Description
On October 5, 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 12:25 pm and 12:26 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 364-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 364-3
Date: October 5, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:25 pm and 12:26 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Schedule
-Request for meeting with Charles W. Colson
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 12:26 pm.Also recorded on October 5, 1972
- 792-002 12:14 PM · 14 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:14 pm and 3:03 pm.
- 364-001 12:20 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:20 pm to 12:25 pm.
- 364-002 12:25 PM · 8 sec — 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 12:25 pm and 12:26 pm.
- 364-004 12:26 PM · 57 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, unknown person(s), and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:26 pm to 1:36 pm.
- 031-002 12:29 PM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 1:35 pm.
- 364-005 1:36 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 2:05 pm.
- 364-006 1:36 PM · 20 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 1:36 pm and 2:05 pm.
- 364-007 1:36 PM · 16 sec — 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 1:36 pm and 2:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 364-003, October 5, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/364-003 (accessed October 1, 2026).