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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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation384-006 on Tape 384StartThursday, December 14, 1972 at 1:39 PMEndThursday, December 14, 1972 at 2:09 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 384-006 ↗

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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No, I'm not going to take a nap today.
I decided I'm going to have somebody else.
Me neither.
Fix the things up again.

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.

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.
  • 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.

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).