{"conversationCode":"820-017","tapeNumber":820,"conversationNumber":17,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-820-017","startDateTime":"1972-12-12T18:55:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-12T18:58:00.000Z","startDate":"12-Dec-1972","startTime":"1:55 PM","endDate":"12-Dec-1972","endTime":"1:58 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo;","description":"On December 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:55 pm and 1:58 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 820-017 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":"5.2","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part II","chronReleaseDate":"2-Dec-2008","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 820-17\n\nDate: December 12, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 1:55 pm and 1:58 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Manolo Sanchez.\n\n*****************************************************************\n[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n\n       Refreshments\n            -Consumme\n            -Oval Office\n\n[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n*****************************************************************\n\f                                            -51-\n\n                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                           Conversation No. 820-17 (cont’d)\n\nSanchez left at an unknown time before 1:58 pm.","filename":["820-017.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"820-016","nextCode":"820-018","transcript":[{"start":1.23,"end":4.34,"text":"God of the world, come to me."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office for a brief, informal encounter. The primary purpose of the meeting involved the delivery and consumption of refreshments, specifically consommé. No significant political or policy decisions were documented during this short exchange.","topics":["Manolo Sanchez","Oval Office","Presidential staff","Refreshments"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T00:29:22.396Z"},"topicSlugs":["manolo-sanchez","oval-office","presidential-staff","refreshments"],"audioDurationSec":18,"audioFiles":[{"file":"820-017.mp3","bytes":425031,"durationSec":17.56,"bitrate":193635,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:58.478Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:40.103Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/820-017.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/820-017","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/820/conversation-820-017","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}