Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 855 › Conversation 855-023
Nixon & Sanchez on Radio speech
Wednesday, February 14, 1973 · 1:46 PM–1:52 PM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to discuss lunch arrangements and coordinate logistical details regarding a radio speech. The conversation focused on the practical coordination of the President's personal schedule and upcoming communications commitments. No major policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative 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 1:46 pm and 1:52 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 855-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 855-23
Date: February 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:46 and 1:52 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Lunch
-Radio speech
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:52 pm.Also recorded on February 14, 1973
- 855-026 1:46 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 1:52 pm.
- 855-027 1:46 PM · 16 sec — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 1:52 pm.
- 855-028 1:46 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 1:52 pm.
- 855-024 1:52 PM · 20 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:52 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 856-001 2:20 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) [television technicians] met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:20 pm and 2:31 pm.
- 412-001 2:31 PM · 19 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 2:31 pm and 2:38 pm.
- 412-002 2:31 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 2:38 pm.
- 043-078 2:38 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:38 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 855-023, 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/855-023 (accessed October 2, 2026).