Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 758 › Conversation 758-009

Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and personal affairs

Tuesday, August 1, 1972 · 10:31 AM–10:33 AM ET · Oval Office · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation758-009 on Tape 758StartTuesday, August 1, 1972 at 10:31 AMEndTuesday, August 1, 1972 at 10:33 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 758-009 ↗

President Richard M. Nixon met briefly with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office. The conversation consisted of routine personal exchanges, as the majority of the recording was withdrawn due to its private nature. No significant policy discussions or administrative decisions were documented during this short encounter.

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On August 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:31 am and 10:33 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 758-009 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 758-9

Date: August 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:31 am and 10:33 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 5s     ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 10:33 am.
  • 758-007 10:09 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Elliot L. Richardson, Roger O. Egeberg, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., James H. Cavanaugh, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:09 am to 10:31 am.
  • 758-008 10:31 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:31 am and 10:33 am.
  • 758-010 10:31 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:31 am and 10:33 am.
  • 758-011 10:33 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, Charles W. Colson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:33 am to 11:50 am.
  • 028-028 10:34 AM · 14 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:34 am and 11:03 am.
  • 028-029 11:03 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:03 am and 2:22 pm.
  • 028-058 11:03 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:03 am and 2:22 pm.
  • 758-012 11:51 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Samuel D. Winer, Andre LeTendre, William F. Rhatican, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:51 am to 12:14 pm.

Conversation 758-009, 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/758-009 (accessed October 1, 2026).