Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 760 › Conversation 760-008

Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Oval Office

Thursday, August 3, 1972 · 9:10 AM–9:12 AM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation760-008 on Tape 760StartThursday, August 3, 1972 at 9:10 AMEndThursday, August 3, 1972 at 9:12 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 760-008 ↗

President Richard M. Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office for a brief morning discussion. The interaction, which lasted only two minutes, was primarily focused on routine personal or household logistics. No substantive policy matters or major political decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.

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On August 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:12 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 760-008 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 760-8

Date: August 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:10 am and 9:12 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 10s     ]

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:12 am.
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  • 760-002 8:10 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:10 am.
  • 760-003 8:10 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:10 am and 8:28 am.
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  • 028-049 8:48 AM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John O. Marsh, Jr. talked on the telephone from 8:48 am to 8:54 am.
  • 760-007 9:09 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:09 am to 9:10 am.
  • 760-009 9:12 AM · 1 hr 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Rose Mary Woods, John D. Ehrlichman, unknown person(s), Stephen B. Bull, Ollie Matson, Mrs. Ollie Matson, Barbara Matson, Bruce Matson, Marguerite S. Chang, Henry C. Cashen, II, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:12 am to 10:41 am.

Conversation 760-008, August 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/760-008 (accessed October 1, 2026).