Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 890 › Conversation 890-024
Nixon & Sanchez on Valet and Personal staff
Friday, March 30, 1973 · 12:56 PM–12:58 PM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to address personal household matters. The conversation centered on the placement of a food order, including a brief and somber reference to a death. No significant political or policy decisions were documented during this brief interaction.
- Valet
- Personal staff
- Household management
- Food order
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NARA Description
On March 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 12:58 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 890-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 890-24
Date: March 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:56 pm and 12:58 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Food order
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 12:58 pm.Also recorded on March 30, 1973
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- 044-101 1:00 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:05 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 890-024, March 30, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/890-024 (accessed October 5, 2026).