President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to request tea. This brief interaction served as a routine administrative or service-related exchange between the President and his staff member. No significant policy discussions or major decisions were recorded during this meeting.
On April 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:11 pm and 1:17 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 487-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 487-18
Date: April 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:11 pm and 1:17 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez at an unknown time after 1:11 pm.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 11/07/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[487-018-w001]
[Duration: 5s]
The President’s request for tea
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:17 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.