President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to receive refreshments. This brief interaction served as a routine moment of personal service for the President during his workday. No substantive policy discussions or administrative actions were recorded during this encounter.
On January 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:52 pm and 2:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 831-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 831-12
Date: January 3, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:52 pm and 2:59 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Refreshment
Manolo Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:59 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.