Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 799 › Conversation 799-001
Nixon & Sanchez on 1972 Presidential Election and White House Logistics
Monday, October 16, 1972 · 7:30 AM–8:30 AM ET · Oval Office ·15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss the scheduling of upcoming campaign activities. The conversation centered on logistics related to the ongoing 1972 presidential election. This brief morning interaction facilitated the coordination of the President's daily agenda as he prepared for his reelection efforts.
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NARA Description
On October 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:30 am and 8:30 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 799-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 799-1
Date: October 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:50 am and 8:30 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
The President's schedule
-1972 election
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:30 am.Also recorded on October 16, 1972
- 799-002 8:30 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:34 am.
- 799-003 8:30 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:34 am.
- 799-004 8:34 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:34 am and 8:50 am.
- 799-005 8:34 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:34 am and 8:50 am.
- 799-006 8:50 AM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:50 am to 9:29 am.
- 799-007 9:29 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:29 am and 9:32 am.
- 031-048 9:32 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:32 am.
- 799-008 9:32 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:32 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 799-001, October 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/799-001 (accessed September 18, 2026).