Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 385 › Conversation 385-025

Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and personal service

Wednesday, December 13, 1972 · 9:27 AM–10:00 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·25 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Sanchez, ManoloConversation385-025 onTape 385StartWednesday, December 13, 1972 at 9:27 AMEndWednesday, December 13, 1972 at 10:00 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 385-025 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The brief interaction focused on routine service, specifically the provision of coffee. No policy matters or significant administrative decisions were recorded during this segment.

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NARA Description

On December 13, 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 9:27 am and 10:00 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 385-025 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 385-25

Date: December 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:27 am and 10:00 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez [?].

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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                        (rev. July-08)

                                                         Conversation No. 385-25 (cont’d)

[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

       Refreshment
              -Coffee

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Sanchez [?] left at an unknown time before 10:00 am.

Also recorded on December 13, 1972

  • 385-024 9:27 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:27 am and 10:00 am.
  • 034-058 10:00 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:00 am.
  • 385-026 10:00 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 10:00 am.
  • 385-027 10:03 AM · 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:03 am to 10:50 am.
  • 385-028 10:50 AM · 12 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 10:50 am and 10:54 am.
  • 385-029 10:50 AM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 10:54 am.
  • 034-059 10:54 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:54 am and 11:19 am.
  • 381-001 10:54 AM · 1 hr 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:54 am to 12:25 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 385-025, December 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/385-025 (accessed September 18, 2026).