Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 384 › Conversation 384-006
Nixon & Sanchez on personal staff and time management
Thursday, December 14, 1972 · 1:39 PM–2:09 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss adjustments to his daily schedule and administrative tasks. The President explicitly stated his decision to forgo his scheduled nap, opting instead to attend to other pressing matters. Following this instruction, the two briefly addressed the coordination of personal affairs and the reorganization of office priorities.
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NARA Description
On December 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 1:39 pm and 2:09 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 384-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 384-6
Date: December 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:39 pm and 2:09 pm
Location: Exective Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
The President's schedule
-Nap
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:09 pm.Also recorded on December 14, 1972
- 034-077 1:39 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:39 pm and 2:09 pm.
- 384-005 1:39 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:39 pm and 2:09 pm.
- 384-007 1:39 PM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:39 pm and 2:09 pm.
- 384-008 1:39 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 1:39 pm and 2:09 pm.
- 034-078 2:09 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone from 2:09 pm to 2:10 pm.
- 384-009 2:09 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:09 pm to 2:10 pm.
- 034-079 2:10 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 3:04 pm.
- 384-010 2:10 PM · 19 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 2:10 pm and 2:15 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 384-006, December 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/384-006 (accessed September 28, 2026).