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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation833-018 on Tape 833StartThursday, January 4, 1973 at 12:42 PMEndThursday, January 4, 1973 at 12:45 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 833-018 ↗

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.

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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.

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.
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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).