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Conversation 880-007

TapeTape 880StartThursday, March 15, 1973 at 12:25 PMEndThursday, March 15, 1973 at 12:26 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Sanchez, ManoloRecording deviceOval Office
AI Summary

President Nixon met briefly with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss routine administrative matters regarding the delivery of items and the President's immediate schedule. While the preceding segment of the recording focused heavily on Watergate strategy, executive privilege, and press relations, this specific interaction served as a brief interlude involving personal staff. No substantive political decisions or policy developments occurred during this minute-long exchange.

Manolo SanchezPresidential scheduleWhite House operationsValet services
AudioNARA Description

On March 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:25 pm and 12:26 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 880-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 880-7 (cont’d)

      Watergate
           -L. Patrick Gray, III
           -Testimony before committee
           -News reports
                 -John W. Dean, III's testimony
                       -Restrictions
                       -Executive privilege
                             -Court challenge
                             -Mitchell, Maurice H. Stans
                             -News

An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 12:18 pm.

      President’s schedule
            -President's meeting with James M. Collins
            -John G. Tower

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 12:25 pm.

      Watergate
           -Press conference
                 -Richard A. Moore's, Patrick J. Buchanan's and Dean's opinion
                 -Moore's opinion
           -Ziegler's comments
                 -Ervin hearings
                 -Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] raw files
                        -White House viewing
                        -Disclosure to Ervin Committee
                 -Dealings with press
                 -J. Edgar Hoover's practices
           -Press
                 -Frustrations

      President’s press conference
            -Length
            -Sarah McClendon
            -Frances L. Lewine
                  -Cut-off of press conference
            -Clark R. Mollenhoff
            -President's handling of questions
                  -Martin K (“Ken”) Worthy
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                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
                                   (rev. June-10)
                                                  Conversation No. 880-7 (cont’d)

                   -[Unintelligible name]
             -Timing
                   -Advantages
                   -Moore's view
             -Press hostility
             -Watergate
                   -Comments
                   -Future press conference responses
                   -Tone
                          -Kissinger

       Watergate
            -Executive privilege
                 -President's experiences as congressman
                 -Cooperation with committee of Congress
                       -Administration's record

       President's schedule
             -Meeting with Debbie Ploch
                    -"1973 Maid of Cotton"
             -Photographer
                    -Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins
             -Distribution of photograph
                    -Texas

Ziegler left at 12:25 pm.

                                                              Conversation No. 880-7

Date: March 15, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:25 pm and 12:26 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

       Delivery

       President’s schedule
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
                                  (rev. June-10)
                                                 Conversation No. 880-7 (cont’d)

Sanchez left at 12:26 pm.
Transcript

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