President Nixon held a brief meeting with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office. The discussion remained private, as evidenced by a brief withdrawal of personal material from the record. No substantive policy matters or official administrative actions were documented during this short encounter.
On October 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:33 pm and 4:39 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 797-025 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 797-25
Date: October 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:33 pm and 4:39 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 4:39 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.