Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 846 › Conversation 846-003

Nixon & Sanchez on Edward Heath and Ceremonial planning

Thursday, February 1, 1973 · 10:03 AM–10:35 AM ET · Oval Office · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan); Sanchez, Manolo; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation846-003 on Tape 846StartThursday, February 1, 1973 at 10:03 AMEndThursday, February 1, 1973 at 10:35 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 846-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon, First Lady Pat Nixon, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics for the upcoming arrival ceremony for British Prime Minister Edward Heath. The discussion included brief administrative details regarding the ceremony's arrangement and the positioning of Lady Cromer. The participants also engaged in informal conversation regarding the selection and placement of a new chair within the Oval Office decor.

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The ceremony lady, Crona, will be standing next to you with the two of you in anticipation.
She's not going to be sitting by the wayside.
Hey.
Hello.
I'm ready for a restaurant.
Come here.
Come on.
I'd like a new chair.
No, that's not the center.
That's the company.
The company about me.
That's me.
That's it.
Here you go.
Thanks.
It's a boy.
It really is going to improve my life.
Maybe he did that crazy thing.
It's like, you know, I think he used to run for bars.
I hope he likes it.
I'm going to have him use the niche.
He likes it?
Yes.
It really is a nice chair.
It's got all sorts of things.
Well, Lizzie, you can go back and put a seat on the desk with me.
You're welcome.
Don't go back.
Uh, do you know whether Keith is wearing a coat or not?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I just called.
You're terrible.
Come on.
He's dead.
He's dead.

NARA Description

On February 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:03 am and 10:35 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 846-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 846-3

Date: February 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:03am - 10:06 am
Location: Oval Office

Thelma C. (“Pat’) Nixon met with an unknown man and Manolo Sanchez [?].

       Mrs. Nixon's schedule
              -Edward R. G. Heath's arrival ceremony

**********************************************************************

[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]

       Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon’s schedule
             -Esmé Mary Gabriel Harmsworth Baring

       Oval office
              -Décor
                       -Chair

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The President entered at an unknown time between 10:03 am and 10:06 am.

       President's schedule
                                             - 7 -

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                               Conversation No. 846-18 (cont’d)

              -Heath

The President, Mrs. Nixon, and the unknown man left at 10:06 am.

[Singing]

Sanchez [?] left at an unknown time before 10:35 am.

Also recorded on February 1, 1973

  • 846-001 9:28 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:28 am and 9:45 am.
  • 846-002 9:45 AM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 10:03 am.
  • 846-004 10:35 AM · 1 hr 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Edward R. G. Heath, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, Sir Burke Trend, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:35 am to 12:12 pm.
  • 846-005 12:15 PM · 26 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:15 pm and 12:17 pm.
  • 846-006 12:17 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:17 pm to 12:38 pm.
  • 846-007 12:38 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 1:00 pm.
  • 846-008 12:38 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 1:00 pm.
  • 846-009 1:00 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:13 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 846-003, February 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/846-003 (accessed October 9, 2026).