Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 862 › Conversation 862-018
Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office and Presidential staff
Friday, February 23, 1973 · 1:37 PM–2:20 PM ET · Oval Office · 23 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unidentified individual and his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office. The primary activities during the meeting included the dictation of material to be typed and the provision of refreshments. No significant policy decisions or substantive political developments were recorded during the brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On February 23, 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 1:37 pm and 2:20 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 862-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 862-18
Date: February 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:37 pm and 2:20 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
Something to be typed
Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 1:37 pm.
Refreshments
The unknown man and Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:20 pm.Also recorded on February 23, 1973
- 862-015 12:51 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John A. Volpe, White House photographer, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:51 pm to 12:57 pm.
- 862-023 12:55 PM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 12:57 pm.
- 862-016 12:57 PM · 40 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John A. Volpe, Henry A. Kissinger, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:57 pm to 1:37 pm.
- 862-017 1:37 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:37 pm and 2:20 pm.
- 862-019 1:37 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:37 pm and 2:20 pm.
- 862-020 1:37 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:37 pm and 2:20 pm.
- 862-021 2:30 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:30 pm and 2:36 pm.
- 862-022 2:30 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:30 pm and 2:36 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 862-018, February 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/862-018 (accessed October 1, 2026).