Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 385 › Conversation 385-029

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Manolo Sanchez

Wednesday, December 13, 1972 · 10:50 AM–10:54 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 34 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation385-029 on Tape 385StartWednesday, December 13, 1972 at 10:50 AMEndWednesday, December 13, 1972 at 10:54 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 385-029 ↗

President Nixon met with an unknown individual, likely White House valet Manolo Sanchez, to facilitate the delivery of materials from H.R. Haldeman. The brief interaction served as an administrative exchange of documents or items within the Executive Office Building. No substantive policy discussions were recorded during this short encounter.

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On December 13, 1972, 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. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 385-029 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 385-29

Date: December 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:50 am and 10:54 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown person [Manolo Sanchez?].
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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                            Conversation No. 385-29 (cont’d)

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

       Delivery
              -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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The unknown person [Sanchez?] left at an unknown time before 10:54 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.
  • 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.
  • 385-030 10:54 AM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:54 am and 11:21 am.
  • 034-060 11:19 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 11:19 am to 11:21 am.
  • 034-061 11:22 AM · 13 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:22 am.
  • 034-062 11:26 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 11:26 am to 11:28 am.

Conversation 385-029, 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/385-029 (accessed September 28, 2026).