Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 862 › Conversation 862-022

Nixon & Sanchez on George P. Shultz and Executive Office Building

Friday, February 23, 1973 · 2:30 PM–2:36 PM ET · Oval Office · 20 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation862-022 on Tape 862StartFriday, February 23, 1973 at 2:30 PMEndFriday, February 23, 1973 at 2:36 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 862-022 ↗

President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss logistical arrangements and the President's upcoming schedule. The conversation focused on the President's transition between the Oval Office and the Executive Office Building for a scheduled meeting with George P. Shultz. The interaction served primarily to coordinate these movements and confirm the administrative details of the President's afternoon itinerary.

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On February 23, 1973, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 862-022 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 862-22

Date: February 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:30 pm and 2:36 pm
Location: Oval Office
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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                         Conversation No. 862-21 (cont’d)

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

       President's schedule
              -Executive Office Building [EOB]
                      -George P. Shultz
                      -Location

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:36 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.
  • 413-001 2:36 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles B. ("Bud") Wilkinson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:36 pm to 2:48 pm.
  • 862-024 2:36 PM · 39 sec — Unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 2:36 pm on February 23, 1973 and 8:58 am on February 26, 1973.
  • 863-001 2:36 PM · 6 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 2:36 pm on February 23, 1973 and 9:50 pm on February 24, 1973.
  • 863-002 2:36 PM · 26 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 2:36 pm on February 23, 1973 and 9:50 pm on February 24, 1973.
  • 863-003 2:36 PM · 29 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 2:36 pm on February 23, 1973 and 8:58 am on February 26, 1973.
  • 413-002 2:48 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:48 pm and 3:02 pm.
  • 413-003 2:48 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:48 pm and 3:02 pm.

Conversation 862-022, 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/862-022 (accessed October 1, 2026).