Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 366 › Conversation 366-008

Nixon & Sanchez on Camp David and Presidential travel

Saturday, October 14, 1972 · 1:30 PM–1:40 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 51 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation366-008 on Tape 366StartSaturday, October 14, 1972 at 1:30 PMEndSaturday, October 14, 1972 at 1:40 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 366-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to coordinate logistics for an upcoming trip to Camp David. The discussion focused on transportation arrangements, specifically instructing Sanchez to travel via helicopter to follow the President. The two also briefly addressed the disposition of food and a pending request regarding staffer Charles W. Colson.

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I'll tell you.

Thank you, sir.

I think we're going to go at, uh, dot, dot.

You can follow us with the helicopter.

Okay, sir.

So, helicopter, why don't you do that this time?

Okay, sir.

And, uh, speak up, I think.

Okay, sir.

Okay.

NARA Description

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 366-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 366-8

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

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

        Food
           -Disposition

        Request for Charles W. Colson

        The President’s schedule
            -[Camp David]
                -Sanchez
                     -Helicopter

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:40 pm.

Also recorded on October 14, 1972

798-012 11:19 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:19 am to 11:31 am.
798-013 11:33 AM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Timofey B. Guzhenko, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, Peter G. Peterson, Peter M. Flanigan, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:33 am to 11:53 am.
798-014 11:53 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:53 am and 11:56 am.
798-015 11:57 AM · 1 hr 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Raymond K. Price, Jr., John D. Ehrlichman, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, and David C. Hoopes met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:57 am to 1:27 pm.
798-016 1:27 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:27 pm and 1:30 pm.
366-007 1:30 PM · 17 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 1:30 pm and 1:40 pm.
366-009 1:40 PM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Manolo Sanchez, John D. Ehrlichman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:40 pm to 2:30 pm.
149-001 3:45 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:46 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 366-008, 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/366-008 (accessed October 1, 2026).