Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 750 › Conversation 750-016

Nixon & Sanchez on White House logistics and Presidential travel

Friday, July 21, 1972 · 3:12 PM–3:35 PM ET · Oval Office ·28 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Sanchez, ManoloConversation750-016 onTape 750StartFriday, July 21, 1972 at 3:12 PMEndFriday, July 21, 1972 at 3:35 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 750-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to coordinate upcoming travel arrangements. The conversation focused on the President's departure schedule and the logistics for a trip to Camp David. Nixon confirmed that Sanchez was included in the party that would travel by helicopter alongside key staff members and advisors.

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No, no, you can come.

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 3:12 pm and 3:35 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 750-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 750-16

Date: July 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:12 pm and 3:35 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

      The President's schedule

                                        (rev. Mar-02)

          -Helicopter to Camp David
                -John B. Connally
                -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
                -Charles W. Colson
                -Herbert G. Klein
                -Sanchez

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:35 pm.

Also recorded on July 21, 1972

  • 750-002 3:11 PM · 1 min — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:11 pm and 3:12 pm.
  • 750-003 3:11 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:11 pm to 3:12 pm.
  • 750-004 3:35 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:35 pm to 3:43 pm.
  • 750-005 3:43 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 3:49 pm.
  • 750-006 3:49 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:49 pm to 3:50 pm.
  • 027-035 3:50 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:50 pm and 4:07 pm.
  • 750-007 3:50 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:50 pm and 4:07 pm.
  • 027-036 4:07 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 4:07 pm to 4:09 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 750-016, July 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/750-016 (accessed September 18, 2026).