Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 806 › Conversation 806-003
Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office and Presidential staff
Tuesday, October 24, 1972 · 8:45 AM–8:49 AM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to discuss personal matters and scheduling. The brief interaction, which was already in progress when the recording began, concluded with Sanchez departing the office shortly thereafter. No substantive policy matters or political decisions were addressed during this exchange.
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NARA Description
On October 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 8:49 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 806-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 806-3
Date: October 24, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:43am and 8:58 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez. This recording began at an unknown time while the
meeting was in progress.
Schedule
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:58.Also recorded on October 24, 1972
- 806-004 8:49 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:49 am and 8:58 am.
- 806-005 8:58 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Dwight L. Chapin met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:58 am to 8:59 am.
- 806-006 8:59 AM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, John K. Andrews, Jr., and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:59 am and 10:04 am.
- 032-014 9:05 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:05 am and 9:15 am.
- 032-015 9:15 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John K. Andrews, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:15 am to 9:17 am.
- 806-007 10:04 AM · 1 hr — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, William P. Rogers, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:04 am and 11:15 am.
- 806-008 11:04 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 11:15 am.
- 806-009 11:15 AM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Fritz G. A. Kraemer, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:15 am to 11:45 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 806-003, October 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/806-003 (accessed October 9, 2026).