Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 861 › Conversation 861-002
Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office and Stephen B. Bull
Thursday, February 22, 1973 · 9:51 AM–9:55 AM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief morning meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual and his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez. The discussion centered on scheduling logistics, coordinated by Stephen B. Bull, and administrative tasks involving Rose Mary Woods. No significant policy decisions were recorded during this short interaction.
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NARA Description
On February 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:51 am and 9:55 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 861-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 861-2
Date: February 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:51 am and 9:55 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
Schedule
-Stephen B. Bull
Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 9:51 am.
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 9:55 am.
Dictabelt for private file
-Rose Mary Woods
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 9:55 am.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on February 22, 1973
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- 861-003 9:51 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:51 am and 9:55 am.
- 043-164 9:55 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 10:06 am.
- 043-165 9:55 AM · 2 min — Henry A. Kissinger and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 10:06 am.
- 861-004 9:55 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:55 am to 10:06 am.
- 043-163 9:58 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 9:58 am to 9:59 am.
- 861-005 10:06 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 11:14 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 861-002, February 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/861-002 (accessed October 1, 2026).