Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 381 › Conversation 381-008
Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Personal valet
Wednesday, December 13, 1972 · 1:12 PM–2:48 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 30 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss the President's upcoming schedule and personal arrangements. During the brief interaction, Sanchez inquired about the President's physical well-being, to which Nixon declined any need for assistance or intervention. The meeting served as a routine check-in regarding the President's personal needs and daily itinerary.
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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 381-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 381-8
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
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:48 pm.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.
- 381-007 1:12 PM · 11 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 381-008, 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/381-008 (accessed October 11, 2026).