Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 825 › Conversation 825-008

Nixon & Sanchez on White House logistics and Executive Office Building

Saturday, December 16, 1972 · 10:46 AM–10:50 AM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation825-008 on Tape 825StartSaturday, December 16, 1972 at 10:46 AMEndSaturday, December 16, 1972 at 10:50 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 825-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics for the President's upcoming schedule. The primary focus of the brief discussion centered on arrangements involving the Executive Office Building. No major policy developments occurred, as the meeting was limited to administrative and personal scheduling tasks.

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NARA Description

On December 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:46 am and 10:50 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 825-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 825-8

Date: December 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:46 am and 10:50 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

       The President’s schedule
            -Executive Office Building [EOB]

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 10:50 am.

Also recorded on December 16, 1972

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  • 825-009 10:46 AM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:46 am and 10:50 am.
  • 034-094 10:50 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 11:08 am.
  • 825-010 10:50 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Ronald L. Ziegler, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:50 am to 11:08 am.
  • 034-095 11:08 AM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas G. Dunn talked on the telephone from 11:08 am to 11:09 am.
  • 825-011 11:08 AM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas G. Dunn met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:08 am to 11:09 am.
  • 825-012 11:09 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 11:25 am.
  • 825-013 11:09 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 11:25 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 825-008, December 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/825-008 (accessed October 5, 2026).