Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 381 › Conversation 381-007

Nixon & Sanchez on Education and Vietnam War

Wednesday, December 13, 1972 · 1:12 PM–2:48 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation381-007 on Tape 381StartWednesday, December 13, 1972 at 1:12 PMEndWednesday, December 13, 1972 at 2:48 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 381-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss personal matters and the President’s daily schedule. The brief interaction included a remark concerning the prospects for education following the conclusion of the war. No major policy decisions were reached during this informal exchange.

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Chances of getting to be educated by the end of the war.

NARA Description

On December 13, 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 1:12 pm and 2:48 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 381-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 381-7

Date: December 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:12 pm and 2:48 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

       The President's schedule
            -Oval Office

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:48 pm.
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                     NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                             Conversation No. 381-21 (cont’d)

Also recorded on December 13, 1972

381-002 12:25 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:25 pm and 12:28 pm.
381-003 12:28 PM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:28 pm to 1:12 pm.
381-004 1:12 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:12 pm and 2:48 pm.
381-005 1:12 PM · 12 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 1:12 pm and 2:48 pm.
381-006 1:12 PM · 14 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 1:12 pm and 2:48 pm.
381-008 1:12 PM · 30 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 1:12 pm and 2:48 pm.
381-009 1:12 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:12 pm and 2:48 pm.
381-010 1:12 PM · 9 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 1:12 pm and 2:48 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 381-007, December 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/381-007 (accessed October 11, 2026).