Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 33 › Conversation 033-064

Sanchez phone call on White House staff mess and Presidential logistics

Wednesday, November 8, 1972 · 1:35 AM–3:00 AM ET · White House Telephone · 50 sec

ParticipantsSanchez, Manolo; White House operator; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation033-064 on Tape 33StartWednesday, November 8, 1972 at 1:35 AMEndWednesday, November 8, 1972 at 3:00 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 033-064 ↗

Manolo Sanchez contacted the White House operator to arrange a food delivery for the President from the staff mess. The order consisted of toast, tissues, and milk, with Juan H. Castillo and an individual named Freddy designated to pick up the items. This brief administrative coordination ensured that sustenance was provided for the President during late-night work hours.

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I'm in the President's office now and I want the staff mask.
The staff mask?
Yes, for the President.
Oh, for the President.
Okay.
Staff mask.
Staff mask.
Three tissues, three cystos for the President and three glass milk.
I have Freddy and Castillo to pick her up in a few minutes.
What was that?
Three sets of toast.
Toast butter.
All right.
And three glasses of milk.
Glasses of milk.
Okay.
Okay.

On November 8, 1972, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:35 am and 3:00 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-064 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 33-64

Date: November 8, 1972
Time: Between 1:35 am and 3:00 am
Location: White House Telephone

Manolo Sanchez talked with the White House operator.

       Request a call to staff mess

[Unknown man can be heard in the background]

Sanchez talked with an unknown man at an unknown time between 1:35 am and 3:00 am.

       Breakfast food orders
            -Pick-up
                   -Juan H. Castillo
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Conversation 033-064, November 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/033-064 (accessed September 28, 2026).