Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 890 › Conversation 890-035

Sanchez on Presidential travel and H.R. Haldeman

Friday, March 30, 1973 · 2:53 PM–3:03 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsSanchez, Manolo; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation890-035 on Tape 890StartFriday, March 30, 1973 at 2:53 PMEndFriday, March 30, 1973 at 3:03 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 890-035 ↗

Manolo Sanchez and unidentified individuals convened in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics for an upcoming presidential trip to California. The discussion primarily focused on managing travel materials, specifically a briefcase, and confirming the departure schedule for President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman. The brief interaction was cut short before reaching a formal conclusion.

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1 meter, ready?
Ready.
1 meter.
1 meter.
1 meter.
1 meter.
1 meter.
He went with it.
I just wondered why he went out.
Oh, there it is.
He's coming at the footer.
Disse nødvendig.
Nødvendig.
Nødvendig.

On March 30, 1973, Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 3:03 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 890-035 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 890-35

Date: March 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:53 pm and 3:03 pm
Location: Oval Office
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Manolo Sanchez met with unknown persons.

       Briefcase

       Schedule
            -Departure for California
                 -President, H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

The conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 3:03 pm.
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  • 890-033 1:43 PM · 1 hr 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:43 pm to 2:53 pm.
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Conversation 890-035, 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/890-035 (accessed October 5, 2026).