Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 835 › Conversation 835-007

Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Presidential routine

Monday, January 8, 1973 · 10:43 AM–10:50 AM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation835-007 on Tape 835StartMonday, January 8, 1973 at 10:43 AMEndMonday, January 8, 1973 at 10:50 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 835-007 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to receive refreshments. This brief interaction served as a routine service call during the President’s morning schedule. No policy discussions or administrative decisions occurred during this exchange.

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On January 8, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:43 am and 10:50 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 835-007 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 835-7

Date: January 8, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:43 and 10:50 am
Location: Oval Office

Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 10:43 am.

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift.]

       Refreshments

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift.]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 10:50 am.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
  • 835-001 8:28 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 8:28 am and 8:42 am.
  • 835-002 8:28 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 8:28 am and 8:42 am.
  • 835-003 8:42 AM · 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:42 am to 9:33 am.
  • 835-004 9:33 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:33 am and 9:35 am.
  • 835-005 9:33 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:33 am and 9:35 am.
  • 835-006 9:35 AM · 1 hr 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:35 am to 10:43 am.
  • 835-008 10:50 AM · 2 hr 42 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), John D. Ehrlichman, Stephen B. Bull, and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:50 am to 1:45 pm.
  • 035-097 1:45 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:45 pm and 2:56 pm.

Conversation 835-007, January 8, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/835-007 (accessed October 12, 2026).