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Nixon & Sanchez on Daily schedule and White House staff

Wednesday, December 27, 1972 · 10:48 AM–10:53 AM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation828-011 on Tape 828StartWednesday, December 27, 1972 at 10:48 AMEndWednesday, December 27, 1972 at 10:53 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 828-011 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss the status of an unidentified individual who had not yet awakened. The brief exchange served as a logistical check-in regarding the morning schedule and the readiness of the President's upcoming appointment with Patrick J. Buchanan. No major policy decisions were made during this brief administrative interaction.

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He didn't wake yet, sir.
He's about to wake up.

On December 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:48 am and 10:53 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 828-011 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 828-11

Date: December 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:48 am and 10:53 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

       The President’s schedule
            -Meeting with Patrick J. Buchanan

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 10:53 am.
  • 828-006 10:12 AM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:12 am and 10:44 am.
  • 828-008 10:44 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:44 am to 10:48 am.
  • 035-010 10:48 AM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Marjorie P. Acker talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:48 am and 10:53 am.
  • 828-009 10:48 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:48 am and 10:53 am.
  • 828-010 10:48 AM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Marjorie P. Acker met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:48 am and 10:53 am.
  • 035-011 10:53 AM · 19 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 10:53 am.
  • 828-012 10:53 AM · 18 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:53 am.
  • 828-013 11:01 AM · 59 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter J. Brennan, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:01 am to 12:01 pm.

Conversation 828-011, December 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/828-011 (accessed October 11, 2026).