Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 384 › Conversation 384-010
Nixon & Sanchez on Charles W. Colson
Thursday, December 14, 1972 · 2:10 PM–2:15 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 19 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to facilitate a brief administrative task. The primary purpose of the meeting was for the President to place a telephone call to Charles W. Colson. Following the initiation of this call, Sanchez concluded his duties and departed the office.
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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 2:10 pm and 2:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 384-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 384-10
Date: December 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:10 pm and 2:15 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Charles W. Colson’s schedule
-The President’s call to Colson
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:15 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.
- 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.
- 384-011 2:10 PM · 16 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.
- 384-012 2:15 PM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Henry A. Kissinger, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:15 pm to 3:24 pm.
- 383-001 2:30 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Stephen B. Bull, and Jean Paul Getty met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:30 pm and 3:24 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 384-010, 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/384-010 (accessed September 28, 2026).