Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 898 › Conversation 898-015

Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Presidential routine

Tuesday, April 17, 1973 · 2:20 PM–2:30 PM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation898-015 on Tape 898StartTuesday, April 17, 1973 at 2:20 PMEndTuesday, April 17, 1973 at 2:30 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 898-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to receive refreshments. This brief interaction served a routine logistical purpose rather than substantive policy discussion. No significant administrative decisions or developments occurred during the exchange.

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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 2:20 pm and 2:30 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 898-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 898-15

Date: April 17, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:20 pm and 2:39 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]

       Refreshment

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Sanchez left.

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  • 898-014 2:20 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:20 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 898-016 2:20 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:20 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 898-017 2:20 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:20 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 898-018 2:20 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:20 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 038-085 2:30 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:30 pm and 2:39 pm.
  • 038-086 2:39 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 2:39 pm to 2:40 pm.
  • 898-019 2:39 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:39 pm to 2:40 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 898-015, 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/898-015 (accessed October 12, 2026).