Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 804 › Conversation 804-003
Nixon & Sanchez on White House administration and Personal staff
Wednesday, October 18, 1972 · 5:45 PM–5:50 PM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to address personal arrangements. The brief interaction focused on the President's schedule and the handling of his coat. No significant policy decisions were made during this short administrative engagement.
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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 5:45 pm and 5:50 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 804-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 804-3
Date: October 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:45 pm and 5:50 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/13/2022.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[804-003-w001]
[Duration: 38s]
The President's coat
The President's schedule
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The President and Sanchez left at 5:50 pm.Also recorded on October 18, 1972
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- 031-122 5:43 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:43 pm to 5:45 pm.
- 804-002 5:43 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:43 pm to 5:45 pm.
- 031-123 5:45 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 6:16 pm.
- 369-012 5:45 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 6:16 pm.
- 369-010 5:50 PM · 13 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 5:50 pm and 6:14 pm.
- 369-011 5:50 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Dr. W. Kenneth Riland met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 6:16 pm.
- 804-004 5:50 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 11:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 804-003, 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/804-003 (accessed October 10, 2026).