{"conversationCode":"884-012","tapeNumber":884,"conversationNumber":12,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-884-012","startDateTime":"1973-03-20T18:00:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-20T18:05:00.000Z","startDate":"20-Mar-1973","startTime":"1:00 PM","endDate":"20-Mar-1973","endTime":"1:05 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo;","description":"On March 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:05 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 884-012 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":"5.4","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part IV","chronReleaseDate":"8-Dec-2010","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 884-12\n\nDate: March 22, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 1:00 pm and 1:05 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Manolo Sanchez.\n\n******************************************************************************\n[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n\n       Refreshment\n\n[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n******************************************************************************\n\nSanchez left before 1:05 pm.","filename":["884-012.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"884-011","nextCode":"884-013","transcript":[{"start":0.49,"end":3.08,"text":"I'm trying to look for a snake."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office for a brief, five-minute encounter. The discussion centered on the provision of refreshments. No significant policy developments or administrative decisions were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.","topics":["White House staff","Manolo Sanchez","personal assistance","Oval Office operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T23:07:07.264Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-staff","manolo-sanchez","personal-assistance","oval-office-operations"],"audioDurationSec":10,"audioFiles":[{"file":"884-012.mp3","bytes":47104,"durationSec":9.77,"bitrate":38557,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:02.068Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/884-012.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/884-012","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/884/conversation-884-012","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}