President Richard Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to attend to personal matters. The brief interaction, which occurred during a period of high political stress for the administration, focused on the provision of refreshments. No significant policy decisions or official business were recorded during this brief service-oriented encounter.
On May 18, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:46 am and 11:56 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 922-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 922-9
Date: May 18, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:46 am and 11:56 am
Location: Oval Office
President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Refreshment [?]
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Conversation No. 922-9 (cont’d)
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 11:56 am.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.