Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 798 › Conversation 798-016
Nixon & Sanchez on Executive Office Building
Saturday, October 14, 1972 · 1:27 PM–1:30 PM ET · Oval Office ·11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to discuss logistical details regarding the President's upcoming schedule. The brief exchange centered on coordinating arrangements for Nixon's movement to and presence at the Executive Office Building. No further policy or administrative decisions were recorded during this short encounter.
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NARA Description
On October 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:27 pm and 1:30 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 798-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 798-16
Date: October 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:27 pm and 1:30 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
The President's schedule
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:30 pm.Also recorded on October 14, 1972
- 798-012 11:19 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:19 am to 11:31 am.
- 798-013 11:33 AM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Timofey B. Guzhenko, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, Peter G. Peterson, Peter M. Flanigan, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:33 am to 11:53 am.
- 798-014 11:53 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:53 am and 11:56 am.
- 798-015 11:57 AM · 1 hr 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Raymond K. Price, Jr., John D. Ehrlichman, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, and David C. Hoopes met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:57 am to 1:27 pm.
- 366-007 1:30 PM · 17 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 1:30 pm and 1:40 pm.
- 366-008 1:30 PM · 51 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 1:30 pm and 1:40 pm.
- 366-009 1:40 PM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Manolo Sanchez, John D. Ehrlichman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:40 pm to 2:30 pm.
- 149-001 3:45 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:46 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 798-016, October 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/798-016 (accessed September 18, 2026).