Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 829 › Conversation 829-008

Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office and Executive Office Building

Monday, January 1, 1973 · 7:32 AM–9:25 AM ET · Oval Office · 55 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation829-008 on Tape 829StartMonday, January 1, 1973 at 7:32 AMEndMonday, January 1, 1973 at 9:25 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 829-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to discuss the arrangement and organization of his workspace. During the brief interaction, the President provided specific instructions regarding the relocation of items to his office in the Executive Office Building. This conversation focused primarily on administrative logistics and personal office management at the start of the new year.

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Well, I've got to change a few things, sir.
I want you to take that and put it over in the, uh, view of the office now.
Is that fair?
And, uh...
Oh, shit.

NARA Description

On January 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:32 am and 9:25 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 829-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 829-8

Date: January 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:32 am and 9:25 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez [?].

       The President's instructions
            -Executive Office Building [EOB] office

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:25 am.

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  • 829-002 7:32 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clifford M. Hardin met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:32 am and 9:25 am.
  • 829-003 7:32 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:32 am and 9:25 am.
  • 829-004 7:32 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Clifford M. Hardin met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:32 am and 9:25 am.
  • 829-005 7:32 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tom Landry met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:32 am and 9:25 am.
  • 829-006 7:32 AM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:32 am and 9:25 am.
  • 829-007 7:32 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:32 am and 9:25 am.
  • 829-009 9:25 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:25 am to 9:35 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 829-008, January 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/829-008 (accessed October 13, 2026).