Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 387 › Conversation 387-010

Nixon & Sanchez on Charles W. Colson

Tuesday, December 5, 1972 · 1:10 PM–2:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 23 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation387-010 on Tape 387StartTuesday, December 5, 1972 at 1:10 PMEndTuesday, December 5, 1972 at 2:00 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 387-010 ↗

President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to coordinate his professional schedule. The discussion focused primarily on timing the President's upcoming meeting with Charles W. Colson. The exchange also briefly involved logistical tasks related to office equipment and telephone usage.

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You want us to measure with the phones?
They're dying.
Somebody hang them up.
Oh, great.
But we'll wait until then.
Yes, sir.

On December 5, 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 1:10 pm and 2:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 387-010 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 387-10

Date: December 5, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:10 pm and 2:00 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

       Dictation

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

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:00 pm.
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  • 387-011 1:10 PM · 28 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 1:10 pm and 2:00 pm.
  • 387-012 1:10 PM · 13 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 1:10 pm and 2:00 pm.

Conversation 387-010, December 5, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/387-010 (accessed September 28, 2026).