Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 683 › Conversation 683-008
Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff
Monday, March 13, 1972 · 1:07 PM–1:10 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office for a brief three-minute interaction. The discussion centered on the President's upcoming schedule and daily appointments. No specific policy decisions or significant historical actions were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On March 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:07 pm and 1:10 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 683-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 683-8
Date: March 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:07 pm and 1:10 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
The President’s schedule [?]
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:10 pm.Also recorded on March 13, 1972
- 021-051 11:21 AM · 7 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:21 am and 3:50 pm.
- 021-052 11:21 AM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Constance M. Stuart talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:21 am and 3:50 pm.
- 021-053 11:21 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:21 am and 3:50 pm.
- 683-005 12:02 PM · 1 min — Stephen B. Bull, Alexander P. Butterfield, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:02 pm and 12:05 pm.
- 683-006 12:02 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, unknown person(s), Marina von Neumann Whitman, Dr. Robert Whitman, Malcolm Whitman, Laura Whitman, Josephine Pierce, Herbert Stein, Ezra Solomon, George P. Shultz, William L. Safire, Barbara H. Franklin, Paul McArdle, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:02 pm and 12:17 pm.
- 683-007 12:18 PM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald S. Berman, Leonard Garment, William J. Powell, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:18 pm to 1:07 pm.
- 683-009 1:10 PM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Clark MacGregor, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:10 pm to 2:02 pm.
- 683-010 2:50 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:50 pm to 2:54 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 683-008, March 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/683-008 (accessed October 3, 2026).