Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 775 › Conversation 775-012
Nixon & Sanchez on Executive Office Building
Tuesday, September 12, 1972 · 1:15 PM–1:17 PM ET · Oval Office ·9 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met briefly with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to coordinate the logistics of his movement to the Executive Office Building. The conversation served primarily as an administrative check-in to confirm the President's immediate transition to the EOB. Following this brief exchange, the President departed to continue his scheduled duties.
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NARA Description
On September 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 1:17 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 775-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 775-12
Date: September 12, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:15 pm and 1:17 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
The President's schedule
-Visit to Executive Office Building [EOB]
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:17 pm.Also recorded on September 12, 1972
- 775-009 12:19 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John Jarman, John E. Nidecker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:19 pm to 12:27 pm.
- 775-010 12:28 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:28 pm.
- 775-011 12:28 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Walter J. Hickel, White House photographer, Clark MacGregor, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:28 pm to 1:15 pm.
- 775-013 1:15 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 1:17 pm.
- 359-005 1:17 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:17 pm and 2:35 pm.
- 359-006 1:17 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:17 pm and 2:35 pm.
- 359-007 1:17 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:17 pm and 2:35 pm.
- 359-008 1:17 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:17 pm and 2:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 775-012, September 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/775-012 (accessed September 18, 2026).