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Nixon & Sanchez on Personal valet and Oval Office

Tuesday, February 13, 1973 · 12:46 PM–12:55 PM ET · Oval Office · 25 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation854-031 on Tape 854StartTuesday, February 13, 1973 at 12:46 PMEndTuesday, February 13, 1973 at 12:55 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 854-031 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to address a brief personal matter. The conversation focused on locating the President's eyeglasses. The brief exchange concluded shortly thereafter when Sanchez departed the room.

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All the glasses are off, folks.

NARA Description

On February 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 12:55 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 854-031 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 854-31

Date: February 13, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:46 pm and 12:55 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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                                                           Conversation No. 854-31 (cont’d)

       President's glasses

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 12:55 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 854-031, February 13, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/854-031 (accessed October 1, 2026).