Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 887 › Conversation 887-001

Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office and Presidential staff

Thursday, March 22, 1973 · 8:01 AM–8:44 AM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation887-001 on Tape 887StartThursday, March 22, 1973 at 8:01 AMEndThursday, March 22, 1973 at 8:44 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 887-001 ↗

President Richard Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to receive personal refreshments. This brief interaction served as a routine service encounter within the President's daily schedule. No substantive policy or political matters were discussed during this exchange.

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I beg you, sir.

On March 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:01 am and 8:44 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 887-001 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 887-1

Date: March 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:01 am and 8:44 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez [?].

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]

       Refreshment

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Sanchez [?] left at an unknown time before 8:44 am.
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  • 887-003 8:01 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:01 am and 8:44 am.
  • 887-004 8:01 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 8:01 am and 8:44 am.
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  • 422-017 9:07 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:07 am and 9:08 am.
  • 044-002 9:08 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 9:09 am.
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Conversation 887-001, March 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/887-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).