Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 781 › Conversation 781-024
Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office and Personal Staff
Monday, September 18, 1972 · 1:09 PM ET · Oval Office ·8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief meeting with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office. The interaction lasted less than a minute and included a short segment of audio restricted for personal privacy. No substantial policy discussions or administrative decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.
- Manolo Sanchez
- Oval Office
- Personal Staff
- White House Routine
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On September 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:09 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 781-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 781-24 Date: September 18, 1972 Time: 1:09 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 8s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at 1:09 pm.
Also recorded on September 18, 1972
- 781-022 1:00 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry M. ("Scoop") Jackson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:00 pm to 1:09 pm.
- 781-023 1:09 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:09 pm.
- 781-025 1:10 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:10 pm to 1:12 pm.
- 781-026 1:12 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:12 pm and 1:25 pm.
- 781-027 1:12 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:12 pm and 1:25 pm.
- 781-028 1:12 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:12 pm and 1:25 pm.
- 358-010 1:25 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 1:25 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 358-011 1:25 PM · 33 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 1:25 pm and 2:30 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 781-024, September 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/781-024 (accessed September 18, 2026).