Nixon White House TapesTape 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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Sanchez, ManoloConversation776-007 onTape 776StartThursday, September 14, 1972 at 9:50 AMEndThursday, September 14, 1972 at 9:57 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 776-007 ↗

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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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.

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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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:57 am.

                                       (rev. Oct-06)
  • 776-001 8:16 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:16 am and 8:57 am.
  • 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.

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).