Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 714 › Conversation 714-015
Nixon & Sanchez on Travel arrangements
Thursday, April 20, 1972 · 1:07 PM–1:10 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon and his valet, Manolo Sanchez, coordinate logistical arrangements for the President's upcoming travel, including helicopter scheduling and potential plans at the Executive Office Building. Nixon also consults Sanchez on the social propriety of calling First Lady Pat Nixon to inform her of his arrival plans, ultimately deciding against it. This brief exchange serves to finalize the President's personal agenda for the evening.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On April 20, 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 714-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 714-15
Date: April 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:07 pm and 1:10 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
The President's schedule
-Executive Office Building [EOB] office
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:10 pm.Also recorded on April 20, 1972
- 714-016 1:07 PM · 1 min — 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.
- 023-051 1:10 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 2:46 pm.
- 332-010 1:10 PM · 18 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 2:46 pm.
- 332-011 1:10 PM · 3 min — 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 2:46 pm.
- 332-012 1:10 PM · 1 min — 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 2:46 pm.
- 332-013 1:10 PM · 41 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 2:46 pm.
- 332-014 1:10 PM · 33 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 2:46 pm.
- 332-015 1:10 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 2:46 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 714-015, April 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/714-015 (accessed September 18, 2026).