Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 776 › Conversation 776-007
Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Presidential valet
Thursday, September 14, 1972 · 9:50 AM–9:57 AM ET · Oval Office ·13 sec
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office for a brief morning discussion. While the specific substance of the dialogue remains classified as a personal returnable item, the interaction highlights the routine administrative and personal interface between the President and his long-term household staff. No substantive policy decisions or historical developments are recorded for this brief encounter.
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NARA Description
On September 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:57 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 776-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 776-7
Date: September 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:50 am and 9:57 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 3s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:57 am.
(rev. Oct-06)Also recorded on September 14, 1972
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- 776-002 8:16 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:16 am and 8:57 am.
- 776-003 8:57 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:57 am to 9:02 am.
- 776-004 9:18 AM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:18 am to 9:50 am.
- 776-005 9:50 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:57 am.
- 776-006 9:50 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:57 am.
- 776-008 9:57 AM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Stephen B. Bull, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Rogers C. B. Morton, John C. Whitaker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:57 am to 11:23 am.
- 776-009 11:23 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:23 am and 11:28 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 776-007, September 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/776-007 (accessed September 18, 2026).