{"conversationCode":"853-018","tapeNumber":853,"conversationNumber":18,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-853-018","startDateTime":"1973-02-08T20:07:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-09T04:59:00.000Z","startDate":"8-Feb-1973","startTime":"3:07 PM","endDate":"8-Feb-1973","endTime":"11:59 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo;","description":"On February 8, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 853-018 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":"5.4","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part IV","chronReleaseDate":"8-Dec-2010","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 853-18\n\nDate: February 8, 1973\nTime: Unknown after 3:07 pm\n\f                                             -49-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                             Conversation No. 853-18 (cont’d)\n\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Manolo Sanchez.\n\n       Departure\n\n       Weather\n\nThe President and Sanchez left at an unknown time after 3:07 pm.","filename":["853-018.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"853-017","nextCode":"854-001","transcript":[{"start":0.55,"end":1.59,"text":"All right."},{"start":1.65,"end":2.01,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":2.07,"end":2.45,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Richard Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to discuss routine logistical matters. The brief interaction focused on the President's upcoming departure and current weather conditions. The conversation concluded with the two men exiting the office together.","topics":["Manolo Sanchez","Presidential logistics","Oval Office","Daily schedule"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T01:16:37.985Z"},"topicSlugs":["manolo-sanchez","presidential-logistics","oval-office","daily-schedule"],"audioDurationSec":19,"audioFiles":[{"file":"853-018.mp3","bytes":449731,"durationSec":18.6,"bitrate":193432,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:00.382Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:47.963Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/853-018.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/853-018","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/853/conversation-853-018","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}