Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 893 › Conversation 893-017
Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Oval Office operations
Wednesday, April 11, 1973 · 1:20 PM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office. The discussion primarily concerned logistical details regarding the President's schedule and the handling of his briefcase. The interaction concluded quickly, with no further significant policy developments or administrative decisions recorded.
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NARA Description
On April 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:20 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 893-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 893-17
Date: April 11, 1973
Time: 1:20 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
President’s schedule
-Briefcase
-41-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 893-17 (cont’d)
Sanchez left at 1:20 pm.Also recorded on April 11, 1973
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- 893-023 1:20 PM · 21 sec — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 2:59 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 893-017, April 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/893-017 (accessed October 12, 2026).