Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 388 › Conversation 388-003
Nixon, Haldeman & Sanchez on 1972 Presidential Election and Election returns
Wednesday, November 8, 1972 · 12:54 AM–1:00 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 5 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with H.R. Haldeman and Manolo Sanchez in the Old Executive Office Building shortly after the 1972 election. The discussion centered on early election returns and the personal voting experiences of Sanchez and his wife, Fina. During the brief interaction, the President also utilized White House operators to facilitate multiple telephone communications.
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NARA Description
On November 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, Manolo Sanchez, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:54 am and 1:00 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 388-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 388-3
Date: November 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:54 am and 1:00 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with an unknown person [Manolo Sanchez?].
Instruction
The President talked with the White House Operator at an unknown time between 12:54 am and
1:00 am.
[CONVERSATION NO. 388-3A]
Unknown person
-Another line
-The President’s forthcoming telephone call
[End of telephone call]
The unknown person [Sanchez?] left at an unknown time before 1:00 am.
[Pause]
Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 12:54 am.
Inquiry
[Pause]
Sanchez talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 12:54 am and 1:00
am.
[Conversation No. 388-3B]
[See Conversation No. 33-53]
[End of telephone call]
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Conversation No. 388-3 (cont’d)
An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 12:54 am.
The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 12:54 am and
1:00 am.
[Conversation 388-3C]
[See Conversation No. 33-54]
[End of telephone call]
1972 election
-Votes
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Arrival
1972 election
-Sanchez and Fina Sanchez’s votes
Haldeman entered at an unknown time after 12:54 am.
Sanchez and the unknown person left at an unknown time before 1:00 am.
The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 12:54 am and
1:00 am.
[Conversation No. 388-3D]
[See Conversation No. 33-55]
[End of telephone call]Also recorded on November 8, 1972
- 033-053 12:54 AM · 28 sec — Manolo Sanchez and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:54 am and 1:00 am.
- 033-054 12:54 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:54 am and 1:00 am.
- 033-055 12:54 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:54 am and 1:00 am.
- 388-001 12:54 AM · 12 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 12:54 am and 1:00 am.
- 388-002 12:54 AM · 8 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 12:54 am and 1:00 am.
- 033-056 1:00 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Frank L. Rizzo talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:00 am and 1:10 am.
- 388-004 1:00 AM · 1 hr 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), White House operator, Charles W. Colson, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:00 am to 3:00 am.
- 033-057 1:10 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:10 am and 1:12 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 388-003, November 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/388-003 (accessed September 28, 2026).