President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to address domestic needs. The primary purpose of the brief interaction was to arrange for refreshments, specifically discussing the number of coffees to be served. No significant political or policy decisions were reached during this exchange.
On May 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:29 am and 8:35 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 915-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 915-3
Date: May 10, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:29 am and 8:35 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Refreshments
-Number of coffees
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:35 amNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.