Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 833 › Conversation 833-018
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and White House domestic operations
Thursday, January 4, 1973 · 12:42 PM–12:45 PM ET · Oval Office · 18 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss mundane domestic arrangements regarding a food order. The brief interaction focused on logistical details related to the President's personal staff support. No significant policy developments or strategic decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.
- Manolo Sanchez
- Personal staff
- White House domestic operations
- Food services
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NARA Description
On January 4, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:42 pm and 12:45 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 833-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 833-18
Date: January 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:42 pm and 12:45 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]
Food order
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 12:45 pm.Also recorded on January 4, 1973
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- 833-015 11:51 AM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:51 am and 11:55 am.
- 833-016 11:51 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:51 am and 11:55 am.
- 833-017 11:55 AM · 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Elliot L. Richardson, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:55 am to 12:42 pm.
- 833-019 12:42 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:42 pm and 12:45 pm.
- 833-020 12:45 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Gerard C. Smith, Stephen B. Bull, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:45 pm to 1:01 pm.
- 833-021 1:01 PM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:01 pm and 1:46 pm.
- 833-022 1:46 PM · 36 sec — Unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 1:46 pm on January 4, 1973 and 10:11 am on January 5, 1973.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 833-018, January 4, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/833-018 (accessed October 12, 2026).