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Nixon & Sanchez on Charles W. Colson

Thursday, December 14, 1972 · 2:10 PM–2:15 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation384-011 on Tape 384StartThursday, December 14, 1972 at 2:10 PMEndThursday, December 14, 1972 at 2:15 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 384-011 ↗

President Nixon consulted with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, regarding the scheduling of an upcoming meeting with Charles W. Colson. The brief discussion focused specifically on the timing of this appointment. The interaction concluded with the President confirming his availability before Sanchez departed the office.

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Yeah, somebody else is coming in.

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 384-011 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 384-11

Date: December 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:10 pm and 2:15 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

       The President's schedule
            -Meeting with Charles W. Colson
                  -Timing

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:15 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Conversation 384-011, 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/384-011 (accessed September 28, 2026).