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Nixon & Sanchez on White House administration and Time management

Wednesday, December 13, 1972 · 2:48 PM–2:57 PM ET · Oval Office · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation822-002 on Tape 822StartWednesday, December 13, 1972 at 2:48 PMEndWednesday, December 13, 1972 at 2:57 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 822-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss and reconcile his upcoming presidential schedule. The two reviewed a discrepancy regarding the President's availability, ultimately confirming his agenda for the first three days of the week. No further policy or administrative actions were recorded during this brief administrative check-in.

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Today, I want Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, this week, three days.

The difference came to three days.

NARA Description

On December 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:48 pm and 2:57 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 822-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 822-2

Date: December 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:48 pm and 2:57 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                         Conversation No. 822-14 (cont’d)

       The President's schedule

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:57 pm.

Also recorded on December 13, 1972

822-003 2:48 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:48 pm and 2:57 pm.
822-004 2:48 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:48 pm and 2:57 pm.
822-005 2:57 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald H. Walker, Dwight L. Chapin, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:57 pm to 3:07 pm.
822-006 3:08 PM · 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Anne L. Armstrong, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:08 pm to 3:47 pm.
822-007 3:47 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:47 pm and 3:48 pm.
822-008 3:48 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, Edwin S. Cohen, and Lewis A. Engman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:48 pm to 4:13 pm.
034-063 4:13 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:13 pm and 4:15 pm.
822-009 4:13 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:13 pm and 4:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 822-002, December 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/822-002 (accessed October 1, 2026).