Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 887 › Conversation 887-018
Nixon & Sanchez on Lunch arrangements and Executive Office Building
Thursday, March 22, 1973 · 12:53 PM ET · Oval Office · 43 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to coordinate a midday meal. The discussion centered on logistics for the President's lunch, specifically requesting cottage cheese to be delivered to his Executive Office Building (EOB) workspace. This brief interaction served to manage the President's immediate administrative and dietary arrangements.
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NARA Description
On March 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:53 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 887-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 887-18
Date: March 22, 1973
Time: 12:53 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez [?].
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 887-17 (cont’d)
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]
Lunch order
-Executive Office Building [EOB] office
-Cottage cheese
-Timing
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Sanchez [?] left at 12:53 pm.Also recorded on March 22, 1973
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 887-018, March 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/887-018 (accessed October 2, 2026).