Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 894 › Conversation 894-014
Nixon & Sanchez on Executive Office Building
Thursday, April 12, 1973 · 1:16 PM–1:19 PM ET · Oval Office · 41 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, regarding the logistics of his transition to his office in the Executive Office Building (EOB). The brief discussion centered on the President's immediate schedule and the arrangement of his lunch. The meeting concluded with Nixon departing for the EOB.
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NARA Description
On April 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:19 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 894-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 894-14
Date: April 12, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:16 pm and before 1:19 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
President’s schedule
-Executive Office Building [EOB] office
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Lunch
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 894-14 (cont’d)
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Sanchez left the room before 1:19 pm.Also recorded on April 12, 1973
- 894-012 1:16 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:19 pm.
- 894-013 1:16 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:19 pm.
- 894-015 1:16 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:19 pm.
- 044-152 1:19 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 1:20 pm.
- 428-001 1:19 PM · 9 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 1:19 pm and 1:20 pm.
- 894-020 1:19 PM · 13 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 4:00 pm.
- 894-021 1:19 PM · 10 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 4:00 pm.
- 044-153 1:20 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:21 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 894-014, April 12, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/894-014 (accessed October 5, 2026).