Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 870 › Conversation 870-006

Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Personal affairs

Tuesday, March 6, 1973 · 6:00 PM–6:05 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation870-006 on Tape 870StartTuesday, March 6, 1973 at 6:00 PMEndTuesday, March 6, 1973 at 6:05 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 870-006 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office for a brief exchange. The conversation was primarily personal in nature, as indicated by the withdrawal of sensitive or private content from the official record. No substantive policy discussions or administrative actions were documented during this short meeting.

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On March 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:00 pm and 6:05 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 870-006 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 870-6

Date: March 6, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:00 pm and 6:05 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez [?].

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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                            Conversation No. 870-6 (cont’d)

BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 8s         ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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The unknown man left at an unknown time before 6:05 pm
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Conversation 870-006, March 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/870-006 (accessed October 6, 2026).