Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 801 › Conversation 801-013

Nixon & Sanchez

Tuesday, October 17, 1972 · 11:24 AM–11:26 AM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation801-013 on Tape 801StartTuesday, October 17, 1972 at 11:24 AMEndTuesday, October 17, 1972 at 11:26 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 801-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to briefly coordinate the logistics of the President’s daily schedule. The exchange served as a routine administrative check-in to ensure the President's upcoming commitments were understood. No major policy decisions or significant developments resulted from this short interaction.

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Can you tell that ?
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On October 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:26 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 801-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 801-13

Date: October 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:24 am and 11:26 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

        The President’s schedule

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 11:26 am.

Also recorded on October 17, 1972

  • 031-100 11:22 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:22 am.
  • 801-009 11:22 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:22 am.
  • 801-010 11:22 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 11:22 am and 11:24 am.
  • 031-101 11:24 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:24 am.
  • 801-011 11:24 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:24 am.
  • 801-012 11:24 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 11:24 am and 11:26 am.
  • 801-014 11:24 AM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:26 am.
  • 801-015 11:24 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:26 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 801-013, October 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/801-013 (accessed September 25, 2026).