Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 824 › Conversation 824-004
Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office and White House staff
Friday, December 15, 1972 · 1:54 PM–2:04 PM ET · Oval Office · 21 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office. The discussion was centered on the arrangements and delivery of the President’s lunch. This brief interaction served as a routine logistical exchange regarding the President's daily personal schedule.
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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 1:54 pm and 2:04 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 824-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 824-4
Date: December 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:54 pm and 2:04 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 824-4 (cont’d)
[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Lunch
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:04 pm.Also recorded on December 15, 1972
- 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.
- 034-091 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.
- 824-005 1:54 PM · 2 min — Alexander P. Butterfield and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:54 pm and 2:04 pm.
- 824-006 1:54 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:54 pm and 2:04 pm.
- 824-007 1:54 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:54 pm and 2:04 pm.
- 824-008 1:54 PM · 14 sec — Alexander P. Butterfield and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:54 pm and 2:04 pm.
- 824-009 1:54 PM · 16 sec — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:54 pm and 2:04 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 824-004, 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/824-004 (accessed September 28, 2026).