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Conversation 035-070

TapeTape 35StartTuesday, January 2, 1973 at 10:01 PMEndTuesday, January 2, 1973 at 10:01 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorRecording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place a personal telephone call to his longtime valet and personal aide, Manolo Sanchez. The President provided specific instructions to reach Sanchez at his residence, stipulating that the attempt should be abandoned if he was not immediately available. This brief exchange highlights the President's informal reliance on White House staff for personal communication.

Manolo SanchezPersonal communicationsWhite House operationsStaff relations
AudioNARA Description

On January 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:01 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-070 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 35-70

Date: January 2, 1973
Time: 10:01 pm
Location: White House Telephone
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                                                                 Conversation No. 35-70 (cont’d)

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to Manolo Sanchez
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Operator, would you ring Manolo, please?
If he's not in the house, forget it.
He may be out or something, but if he's in the house, I'll talk to him.
All right, sir.
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