Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 749 › Conversation 749-003
Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and Oval Office
Friday, July 21, 1972 · 11:39 PM–11:43 PM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office during a late-night session. While the majority of the brief encounter consists of withdrawn personal material, the meeting serves as a record of the routine interactions between the President and his long-time staff member. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments were captured in this exchange.
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NARA Description
On July 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:39 pm and 11:43 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 749-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 749-3 Date: July 21, 1972 Time: Unknown between 11:39 pm and 11:43 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 6s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 11:43 am.
Also recorded on July 22, 1972
- 749-004 11:39 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:39 pm and 11:43 pm.
- 136-004 1:23 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 1:42 pm.
- 197-006 1:23 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 1:42 pm.
- 197-007 1:23 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 1:42 pm.
- 136-005 1:42 PM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:42 pm to 2:17 pm.
- 197-008 1:42 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:42 pm to 2:17 pm.
- 136-006 2:17 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:17 pm and 2:25 pm.
- 136-007 2:17 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:17 pm and 2:25 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 749-003, July 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/749-003 (accessed October 2, 2026).