Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 855 › Conversation 855-020
Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Oval Office protocol
Wednesday, February 14, 1973 · 12:36 PM–12:37 PM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met briefly with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office. The conversation focused on the provision of refreshments. No major policy decisions or significant political developments resulted from this short interaction.
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NARA Description
On February 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 12:37 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 855-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 855-20
Date: February 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:36 pm and 12:37 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]
Refreshment
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Sanchez left at 12:37 pm.Also recorded on February 14, 1973
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- 043-075 12:36 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:36 pm.
- 855-025 12:36 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 12:37 pm.
- 043-076 12:37 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at 12:37 pm.
- 043-077 12:37 PM · 22 sec — unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 043-217 12:37 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:37 pm.
- 855-021 12:37 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:37 pm to 12:38 pm.
- 855-022 12:38 PM · 1 hr 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, John D. Ehrlichman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:38 pm to 1:46 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 855-020, February 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/855-020 (accessed October 1, 2026).