Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 866 › Conversation 866-011

Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Personal health

Thursday, March 1, 1973 · 10:51 AM–10:56 AM ET · Oval Office · 22 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation866-011 on Tape 866StartThursday, March 1, 1973 at 10:51 AMEndThursday, March 1, 1973 at 10:56 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 866-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to receive refreshments and briefly discuss the status of an unnamed individual. The exchange focused on the health of the individual, who was described as showing slight improvement following a recent contact. No major policy or administrative decisions resulted from this brief, informal interaction.

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I'll never see this again.
From now on, I, for a few days, I'll have the, uh, the guy I did call in the morning.
He, uh, he's a little better.
Yeah, he's a little better, sir.

NARA Description

On March 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:51 am and 10:56 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 866-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 866-11

Date: March 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:51 am and before 10:56 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 866-11 (cont’d)

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]

       Refreshment

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 10:56 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 866-011, March 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/866-011 (accessed October 1, 2026).