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Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff

Friday, December 15, 1972 · 9:14 AM–9:25 AM ET · Oval Office · 25 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation824-001 on Tape 824StartFriday, December 15, 1972 at 9:14 AMEndFriday, December 15, 1972 at 9:25 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 824-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss miscellaneous logistical matters and scheduling. The brief exchange included a logistical reminder regarding a check and coordination of the President’s upcoming calendar. The conversation also touched upon arrangements for Dr. William M. Lukash and the President's daughters, Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Tricia Nixon Cox.

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I'm sorry, sir, I forgot to call you to pick up the check, sir.

Sure thing, sir.

And please tell me when to see you sometime, sir.

NARA Description

On December 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:25 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 824-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 824-1

Date: December 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:14 am and 9:25 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

       Unknown items
           -[Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Tricia Nixon Cox]

       The President’s schedule
            -Meeting with Dr. William M. Lukash

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:25 am.

Also recorded on December 15, 1972

824-002 9:25 AM · 3 hr 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, Ronald L. Ziegler, Stephen B. Bull, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), White House operator, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo, and Peter J. Brennan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:25 am to 12:44 pm.
034-086 11:29 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:29 am and 11:56 am.
034-087 11:56 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield talked on the telephone from 11:56 am to 12:10 pm.
034-088 12:17 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:17 pm.
034-089 12:22 PM · 14 sec — Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:22 pm and 12:44 pm.
034-090 12:22 PM · 17 sec — Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo and Shelley A. (Scarney) Buchanan talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:22 pm and 12:44 pm.
034-091 12:44 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:44 pm and 5:55 pm.
824-003 12:45 PM · 1 hr 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:45 pm to 1:54 pm.

All 17 conversations from December 15, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 824-001, December 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/824-001 (accessed September 28, 2026).