Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 848 › Conversation 848-016
Nixon, Bull & Sanchez on Oval Office operations
Monday, February 5, 1973 · 1:58 PM–1:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 34 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with White House aide Stephen Bull and personal aide Manolo Sanchez in the Oval Office. The discussion was limited to personal pleasantries and minor administrative instructions regarding the office door. The brief exchange concluded within one minute without significant policy implications.
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NARA Description
On February 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:58 pm to 1:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 848-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 848-16
Date: February 5, 1973
Time: 1:58 pm - 1:59 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Manolo Sanchez
Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 1:58 pm.
Expression of thanks
Instruction
-Door
-56-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 848-16 (cont’d)
The President, Bull, and Sanchez left at 1:59 pm.Also recorded on February 5, 1973
- 848-014 12:56 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Richard A. Moore, Lt. Col. William L. Golden, White House operator, Teresa Olson, Kenneth Olson, Mary Weigal, Agnes Ullmer, Henry Ullmer, Irene Lemery, Loren Lemery, Clara Best, Joyce Nolde, Blair Nolde, Brent Nolde, Kimberly Nolde, Bryon Nolde, Bart Nolde, Henry Joseph Nolde, Joseph Nolde, Henry Nolde, Jr., and Irene Nolde met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 1:09 pm.
- 848-015 1:09 PM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:09 pm to 1:58 pm.
- 043-213 1:38 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:38 pm and 4:08 pm.
- 043-030 1:54 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:54 pm.
- 408-001 1:59 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:59 pm and 2:58 pm.
- 408-002 1:59 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:59 pm and 2:58 pm.
- 848-017 1:59 PM · 45 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:59 pm and 4:52 pm.
- 408-003 2:58 PM · 1 hr 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Earl L. Butz, James T. Lynn, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Stephen B. Bull, White House photographer, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:58 pm to 4:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 848-016, February 5, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/848-016 (accessed October 12, 2026).