President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to facilitate communication with his staff. During this brief interaction, the President instructed Sanchez to inform Charles W. Colson that he was cleared to proceed with his current assignment. No further substantive policy discussions were recorded during this exchange.
On October 9, 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 12:43 pm and 1:38 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 365-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 365-4
Date: October 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:43 pm and 1:38 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Request to have Charles W. Colson join him
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:38 pm.This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.