Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 757 › Conversation 757-009

Nixon & Sanchez on Charles W. Colson and Administrative correspondence

Monday, July 31, 1972 · 9:06 PM–9:51 PM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation757-009 on Tape 757StartMonday, July 31, 1972 at 9:06 PMEndMonday, July 31, 1972 at 9:51 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 757-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss administrative tasks and communication protocols. The brief exchange centered on a recent telephone call from Charles W. Colson and the logistics of handling a specific report that needed to be routed to the WTOB. Sanchez confirmed his understanding of these instructions before departing the Oval Office.

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Senator, I'm sorry.
Mr. Crosby called and he told me to send a report to the WTOB.
Thank you.
Now I'll have to wait in the WTOB fishing box.
All right.

NARA Description

On July 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:06 pm and 9:51 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 757-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 757-9

Date: July 31, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:06 pm and 9:51 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

     Recent telephone call from Charles W. Colson

     Inbox
          -Placement of item

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:25 pm.

Also recorded on August 1, 1972

  • 028-018 8:44 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 8:44 pm to 8:46 pm.
  • 757-007 8:44 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:44 pm to 8:46 pm.
  • 028-019 9:05 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 9:05 pm to 9:06 pm.
  • 757-008 9:05 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:05 pm to 9:06 pm.
  • 757-010 9:06 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:06 pm and 9:51 pm.
  • 757-011 9:06 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:06 pm and 9:51 pm.
  • 757-012 9:06 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:06 pm and 9:51 pm.
  • 028-020 9:51 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:51 pm to 9:57 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 757-009, August 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/757-009 (accessed October 1, 2026).