President Nixon met with his personal valet Manolo Sanchez and aide Stephen B. Bull to receive refreshments, specifically coffee intended for Charles W. Colson and consommé. During the brief encounter, the participants coordinated the scheduling and timing of the President's upcoming meeting with National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. The discussion concluded shortly thereafter as Sanchez and Bull exited the Oval Office.
On February 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:59 am and 11:05 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 840-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 840-8
Date: February 3, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:59 am and 11:05 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Refreshments
-Coffee
-Charles W. Colson
-Consumé
Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 10:59 am.
The President's meeting with Henry A. Kissinger
-Timing
Sanchez and Bull left at an unknown time before 11:05 am.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.