Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 807 › Conversation 807-008
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Presidential administration
Thursday, October 26, 1972 · 9:54 AM–9:57 AM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief meeting with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office. The discussion was restricted to private, personal matters that have been officially withdrawn from public record. The interaction concluded quickly as both parties departed the office shortly after the meeting began.
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NARA Description
On October 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 9:57 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 807-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 807-8 Date: October 26, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:54 am and 9:57 am Location: Oval Office The President met with Manolo Sanchez. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 7s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** The President and Sanchez left at 9:57 am.
Also recorded on October 26, 1972
- 375-003 9:57 AM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:57 am and 10:01 am.
- 375-004 9:57 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:57 am and 10:01 am.
- 807-009 9:57 AM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 9:57 am on October 26, 1972 and 11:08 am on October 27, 1972.
- 032-044 10:01 AM · 25 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 11:04 am.
- 032-045 10:01 AM · 11 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 11:04 am.
- 032-046 10:01 AM · 12 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 11:04 am.
- 032-047 10:01 AM · 16 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Dwight L. Chapin talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 11:04 am.
- 032-048 10:01 AM · 20 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Dwight L. Chapin talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 11:04 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 807-008, October 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/807-008 (accessed October 9, 2026).