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Nixon & Sanchez on Personal valet and White House departure

Thursday, February 15, 1973 · 12:19 PM–12:47 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation857-011 on Tape 857StartThursday, February 15, 1973 at 12:19 PMEndThursday, February 15, 1973 at 12:47 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 857-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to prepare for the President's departure from the White House. The brief interaction focused on logistical arrangements, specifically the retrieval and preparation of the President's topcoat. The conversation concluded as the two men exited the office together.

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NARA Description

On February 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:19 pm and 12:47 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 857-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 857-11

   Date: February 15, 1973
   Time: Unknown between 12:19 pm - 12:47 pm
   Location: Oval Office

   The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

          Preparation for departure
                 -Top coat

   The President and Sanchez left at 12:47 pm.

Also recorded on February 15, 1973

  • 043-087 11:12 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:14 am.
  • 043-088 11:12 AM · 43 sec — Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft and Adm. Thomas H. Moorer talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 12:02 pm.
  • 857-006 12:02 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:02 pm and 12:05 pm.
  • 857-007 12:05 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, J. Curtis Counts, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:05 pm to 12:19 pm.
  • 857-008 12:19 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:19 pm and 12:47 pm.
  • 857-009 12:19 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:19 pm and 12:47 pm.
  • 857-010 12:19 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:19 pm and 12:47 pm.
  • 857-012 12:47 PM · 51 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:47 pm and 2:55 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 857-011, February 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/857-011 (accessed October 11, 2026).