Nixon White House TapesTape 714 › Conversation 714-016

Nixon & Sanchez on Camp David and ASNE reception

Thursday, April 20, 1972 · 1:07 PM–1:10 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Sanchez, ManoloConversation714-016 onTape 714 (tape position 03:57:13–03:58:19)StartThursday, April 20, 1972 at 1:07 PMEndThursday, April 20, 1972 at 1:10 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 714-016 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to coordinate logistics for the President's upcoming departure for Camp David. The discussion focused on finalizing the travel schedule, including the timing of Sanchez's own departure. Additionally, they reviewed arrangements for the President's scheduled appearance at the American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE) reception.

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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 714-016 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 714-16

Date: April 20, 1972
Time: Unknown after 1:07 pm until 1:10 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

     The President's schedule
          -Departure for Camp David
          -Sanchez's departure
          -American Society of Newspaper Editors [ASNE] reception
               -Time

The President and Sanchez left at 1:10 pm.
  • 714-015 1:07 PM · 2 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.

Conversation 714-016, 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/714-016 (accessed September 18, 2026).