Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 384 › Conversation 384-007
Nixon & Sanchez on Christmas decorations and Florida residence
Thursday, December 14, 1972 · 1:39 PM–2:09 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 52 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to provide specific instructions regarding Christmas decorations for his residence in Florida. The conversation focused on utilizing a pre-decorated tree that had been sent to the property rather than arranging for a new, elaborate display. Additionally, an unknown individual briefly joined the meeting to request a session with Charles W. Colson.
- Christmas decorations
- Manolo Sanchez
- Florida residence
- Charles W. Colson
- White House domestic affairs
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NARA Description
On December 14, 1972, 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. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 384-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 384-7
Date: December 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:39 pm and 2:09 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Christmas tree
-Instructions
-Charles G. (“Bebe") Rebozo
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Decorations
-Florida
An unknown person entered and left at an unknown time before 2:09 pm.
Request for a meeting with Charles W. Colson
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:09 pm.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso 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.
- 384-006 1:39 PM · 15 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 1:39 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 384-007, 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/384-007 (accessed September 28, 2026).