President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to address a minor domestic matter concerning White House living quarters. The primary focus of the discussion was a malfunctioning electric blanket. No policy decisions or significant political developments resulted from this brief exchange.
On March 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 10:07 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 690-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 690-005
Date: March 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:20 am and 10:07 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez [?].
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 11/29/2017.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[690-005-w001]
[Duration: 6s]
Electric blanket
-Broken
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Sanchez [?] left at an unknown time before 10:07 am.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.