Nixon White House TapesTape 775 › Conversation 775-013

Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Oval Office operations

Tuesday, September 12, 1972 · 1:15 PM–1:17 PM ET · Oval Office ·7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Sanchez, ManoloConversation775-013 onTape 775StartTuesday, September 12, 1972 at 1:15 PMEndTuesday, September 12, 1972 at 1:17 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 775-013 ↗

President Nixon and his valet, Manolo Sanchez, met briefly in the Oval Office. The conversation was limited to an exchange of pleasantries and routine staff interaction. No substantive policy discussions or significant administrative decisions occurred during this brief encounter.

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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 775-013 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 775-13

                                          (rev. Oct-06)

Date: September 12, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:15 pm and 1:17 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

             The President's schedule

Bull left at an unknown time before 1:17 pm.
  • 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.
  • 775-012 1:15 PM · 9 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.

Conversation 775-013, 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/775-013 (accessed September 18, 2026).