Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 382 › Conversation 382-015

Nixon & Sanchez on Nguyen Van Thieu and Vietnam policy

Sunday, December 17, 1972 · 1:19 PM–2:24 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 26 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation382-015 on Tape 382StartSunday, December 17, 1972 at 1:19 PMEndSunday, December 17, 1972 at 2:24 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 382-015 ↗

A 26-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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On December 17, 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 1:19 pm and 2:24 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 382-015 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 382-15

Date: December 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:19 pm and 2:24 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                             Conversation No. 382-15 (cont’d)

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

       Draft of the President’s letter to Nguyen Van Thieu
             -Delivery to a secretary

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:24 pm.

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Hey, this is Robert.
I want to talk to you.
I don't know how to talk to you.
I don't know how to talk to you.
I don't know how to talk to you.
  • 382-014 1:19 PM · 41 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 1:19 pm and 2:24 pm.
  • 382-016 1:19 PM · 22 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 1:19 pm and 2:24 pm.
  • 382-017 2:24 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:24 pm to 2:45 pm.
  • 034-115 2:45 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 3:11 pm.
  • 382-020 2:45 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 2:45 pm and 3:11 pm.
  • 034-116 3:11 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 3:11 pm to 3:13 pm.
  • 382-018 3:11 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:11 pm to 3:13 pm.
  • 034-117 3:13 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:13 pm and 3:16 pm.

Conversation 382-015, December 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/382-015 (accessed November 13, 2026).