Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 898 › Conversation 898-011

Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential travel and Florida

Tuesday, April 17, 1973 · 12:19 PM–12:35 PM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation898-011 on Tape 898StartTuesday, April 17, 1973 at 12:19 PMEndTuesday, April 17, 1973 at 12:35 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 898-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss logistical preparations for the President's upcoming trip to Florida. The brief conversation focused on the arrangement of the President's briefcase and associated travel necessities. No major policy decisions were made during this routine interaction.

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I'll just bring my briefcase back here.

NARA Description

On April 17, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:19 pm and 12:35 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 898-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 898-11

Date: April 17, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:19 pm and 12:35 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

       Briefcase [?]

       President’s trip to Florida

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 12:35 pm.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Also recorded on April 17, 1973

898-008 10:34 AM · 1 hr 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Giulio Andreotti, Andrea Cagiatti, Neil A. Seidenman, Paolo Gesfulo, Anna Saxon, members of the press, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:34 am to 12:19 pm.
898-009 12:19 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:19 pm and 12:35 pm.
898-010 12:19 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:19 pm and 12:35 pm.
898-024 12:19 PM · 47 sec — unknown person(s) and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:19 pm and 12:35 pm.
898-027 12:19 PM · 24 sec — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:19 pm and 12:35 pm.
898-028 12:19 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:19 pm and 12:35 pm.
898-012 12:35 PM · 2 hr 40 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:35 pm to 2:20 pm.
898-013 2:20 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:20 pm and 2:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 898-011, April 17, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/898-011 (accessed October 12, 2026).