Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 840 › Conversation 840-008

Nixon, Sanchez & Bull on Oval Office operations and Charles W. Colson

Saturday, February 3, 1973 · 10:59 AM–11:05 AM ET · Oval Office · 49 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo; Bull, Stephen B.Conversation840-008 on Tape 840StartSaturday, February 3, 1973 at 10:59 AMEndSaturday, February 3, 1973 at 11:05 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 840-008 ↗

AI Summary

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.

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NARA Description

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 Aid

Conversation 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.

Also recorded on February 3, 1973

043-016 9:55 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Barbara Walters talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 10:59 am.
840-004 9:55 AM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 10:29 am.
840-005 10:29 AM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:29 am to 10:59 am.
840-006 10:59 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon 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.
840-007 10:59 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon 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.
840-009 11:05 AM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Marjorie P. Acker, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:05 am to 12:08 pm.
043-017 12:09 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:09 pm and 12:15 pm.
840-010 12:09 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:09 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 840-008, February 3, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/840-008 (accessed October 1, 2026).