Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 838 › Conversation 838-003

Nixon & Sanchez on Rose Mary Woods and Administrative tasks

Thursday, January 11, 1973 · 8:36 AM–9:04 AM ET · Oval Office · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation838-003 on Tape 838StartThursday, January 11, 1973 at 8:36 AMEndThursday, January 11, 1973 at 9:04 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 838-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to coordinate the delivery of personal items or documents to his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. The brief exchange focused on the logistics of handling these materials via the dictating machine process. No major policy developments occurred, as the interaction was limited to administrative assistance and clerical handoffs.

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So, you know, you can bring that to Rose.
What's that?

NARA Description

On January 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 9:04 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 838-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 838-3

Date: January 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:36 and before 9:04 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez after 8:36 am.

       Dictating machine
               -Rose Mary Woods

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:04 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 838-003, January 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/838-003 (accessed October 11, 2026).