Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 894 › Conversation 894-015

Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office and Personal staff

Thursday, April 12, 1973 · 1:16 PM–1:19 PM ET · Oval Office · 29 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation894-015 on Tape 894StartThursday, April 12, 1973 at 1:16 PMEndThursday, April 12, 1973 at 1:19 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 894-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal aide Manolo Sanchez and an unidentified woman in the Oval Office to facilitate a brief, informal photo opportunity. The discussion was primarily social and logistical in nature, involving requests for a photograph and personal remarks regarding the President's interactions with others. The meeting concluded quickly after the brief exchange, with no significant policy or administrative decisions recorded.

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Do you want to take a picture with me?
Ah, yeah.
I don't want this.
Don't you look at me and say I have to do this?
Don't you look at me and say I have to do this?
My God, you really know people I don't want, huh?

NARA Description

On April 12, 1973, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 894-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 894-15

Date: April 12, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:16 pm and 1:19 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez and an unknown woman.

     President’s schedule
           -Executive Office Building [EOB] office
                 -Snack
                 -Materials for work

Sanchez and the unknown woman left at an unknown time 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.
  • 894-014 1:16 PM · 41 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.
  • 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 894-015, 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/894-015 (accessed October 5, 2026).