Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 803 › Conversation 803-005
Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Personal administration
Wednesday, October 18, 1972 · 11:05 AM–11:12 AM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to discuss routine personal matters. The conversation was brief and administrative in nature, focusing on the valet's duties and personal arrangements. No substantive policy decisions or political discussions were recorded during this interaction.
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NARA Description
On October 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:05 am and 11:12 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 803-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 803-5 Date: October 18, 1972 Time: Unknown between 11:05 am and 11:12 am Location: Oval Office The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 15s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 11:12 am.
Also recorded on October 18, 1972
- 803-003 11:05 AM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:05 am and 11:12 am.
- 803-004 11:05 AM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:05 am and 11:12 am.
- 803-006 11:12 AM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:12 am to 11:43 am.
- 803-007 11:43 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 11:43 am and 11:45 am.
- 031-116 11:45 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:45 am.
- 803-008 11:45 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:45 am.
- 803-009 11:45 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:45 am and 11:59 am.
- 031-117 11:59 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:02 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 803-005, October 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/803-005 (accessed October 10, 2026).