Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 846 › Conversation 846-010

Nixon & Sanchez on White House domestic staff

Thursday, February 1, 1973 · 1:13 PM–1:40 PM ET · Oval Office · 29 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation846-010 on Tape 846StartThursday, February 1, 1973 at 1:13 PMEndThursday, February 1, 1973 at 1:40 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 846-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss the logistics of his midday meal. The primary focus of the conversation was finalizing the President's lunch order, specifically his preference for salmon accompanied by lemon and tomato. No substantive policy or administrative matters were addressed during this brief interaction.

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I have a consummate, please.

And then I'm going over to the other side.

And I think today I'll have the salmon again.

If you've got it.

And all I want with it is just a little lemon.

This lemon's going to let you have the other one.

NARA Description

On February 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:13 pm and 1:40 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 846-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 846-10

Date: February 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:13 pm and 1:40 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

       The President’s schedule
              -Lunch
                     -Salmon
                            -Lemon and tomato

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:40 pm.

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846-008 12:38 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 1:00 pm.
846-009 1:00 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:13 pm.
846-011 1:13 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:13 pm and 1:40 pm.
406-057 1:40 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 2:48 pm.
846-012 1:40 PM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 2:56 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 846-010, February 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/846-010 (accessed October 9, 2026).