Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 382 › Conversation 382-004
Nixon & Sanchez on John D. Ehrlichman
Saturday, December 16, 1972 · 1:26 PM–1:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 30 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to coordinate the daily schedule. The primary focus of the discussion involved confirming the timing for a potential meeting with domestic policy advisor John D. Ehrlichman. The interaction concluded with Sanchez departing the office, marking the finalization of the President’s immediate agenda.
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NARA Description
On December 16, 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 1:26 pm and 1:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 382-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 382-4
Date: December 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:26 pm and 1:35 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
The President’s schedule
-Possible meeting with John D. Ehrlichman
-Timing
Sanchez left at 1:26 pm.Also recorded on December 16, 1972
- 034-096 11:30 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:30 am and 12:11 pm.
- 034-097 12:11 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 12:11 pm to 12:12 pm.
- 382-003 12:45 PM · 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:45 pm to 1:25 pm.
- 382-005 1:26 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:26 pm to 1:35 pm.
- 034-098 1:35 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 3:25 pm.
- 382-006 1:35 PM · 13 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 1:35 pm and 3:25 pm.
- 382-007 1:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 3:25 pm.
- 382-008 1:35 PM · 9 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 1:35 pm and 3:25 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 382-004, December 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/382-004 (accessed October 5, 2026).