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Sanchez on Executive Office Building and Oval Office

Wednesday, April 11, 1973 · 1:20 PM–2:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 21 sec

ParticipantsSanchez, Manolo; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation893-023 on Tape 893StartWednesday, April 11, 1973 at 1:20 PMEndWednesday, April 11, 1973 at 2:59 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 893-023 ↗

Manolo Sanchez met with an unidentified individual in the Oval Office to engage in an informal discussion, potentially concerning matters related to the Executive Office Building. While the specific nature of the conversation remains unclear due to the absence of a transcript, the participants appear to have been coordinating or inquiring about hearing-related activities. The meeting concluded when both parties departed the office before 2:59 pm without recorded follow-up actions.

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On April 11, 1973, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 893-023 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 893-23

Date: April 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:20 pm and 2:59 pm
Location: Oval Office

Manolo Sanchez met with an unknown man.

     Executive Office Building [EOB] [?]

     Inquiry about hearing something [?]

Sanchez and the unknown man left at an unknown time before 2:59 pm.
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Conversation 893-023, 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/893-023 (accessed October 5, 2026).