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Nixon & Sanchez on Camp David and White House staff

Saturday, October 14, 1972 · 1:30 PM–1:40 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation366-007 on Tape 366StartSaturday, October 14, 1972 at 1:30 PMEndSaturday, October 14, 1972 at 1:40 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 366-007 ↗

President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss matters related to Camp David. The conversation centered on the logistical and personal management of the presidential retreat. No major policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.

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On October 14, 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 1:30 pm and 1:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 366-007 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 366-7

Date: October 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:30 pm and 1:40 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

        Camp David

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:40 pm.
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Conversation 366-007, October 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/366-007 (accessed October 1, 2026).