Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 780 › Conversation 780-016

Nixon & Sanchez on personal staff and presidential routine

Saturday, September 16, 1972 · 12:50 PM–12:58 PM ET · Oval Office ·22 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Sanchez, ManoloConversation780-016 onTape 780StartSaturday, September 16, 1972 at 12:50 PMEndSaturday, September 16, 1972 at 12:58 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 780-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon met briefly with his longtime valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office. The conversation remains undocumented due to the unavailability of a transcript and the presence of a withdrawn personal segment. Consequently, no substantive policy discussions or significant official actions were recorded for this encounter.

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NARA Description

On September 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:58 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 780-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 780-16

Date: September 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:50 pm and 1:08 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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[Duration: 19s        ]

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:08 pm.

Also recorded on September 16, 1972

  • 780-017 12:50 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:58 pm.
  • 780-018 12:50 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:58 pm.
  • 780-019 12:58 PM · 15 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:58 pm and 12:59 pm.
  • 359-016 1:15 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 1:32 pm.
  • 359-017 1:15 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 1:32 pm.
  • 359-018 1:15 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 1:32 pm.
  • 211-001 2:31 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm.
  • 211-002 2:31 PM · 13 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 780-016, September 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/780-016 (accessed September 18, 2026).