Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 803 › Conversation 803-019
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Presidential routine
Wednesday, October 18, 1972 · 3:16 PM–3:20 PM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office for a brief, informal encounter. The meeting primarily involved personal matters and routine administrative exchanges between the President and his staff member. No significant policy decisions or substantive political developments were recorded during this brief 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 3:16 pm and 3:20 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 803-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 803-19 Date: October 18, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:16 pm and 3:20 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 3s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:20 pm.
Also recorded on October 18, 1972
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- 031-121 2:39 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:39 pm and 5:43 pm.
- 803-018 2:40 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Nikolai S. Patolichev, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, William P. Rogers, Peter G. Peterson, Peter M. Flanigan, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfeldt, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:40 pm to 3:16 pm.
- 803-020 3:16 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:16 pm and 3:20 pm.
- 803-021 3:20 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:20 pm to 3:21 pm.
- 803-022 3:21 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:21 pm to 5:43 pm.
- 804-001 3:21 PM · 1 hr 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, John D. Ehrlichman, Stephen B. Bull, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Rose Mary Woods, unknown person(s), Alexander M. Haig, Jr., White House operator, and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:21 pm to 5:43 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 803-019, 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/803-019 (accessed October 10, 2026).