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Sanchez, Bull & United States Secret Service agents on Oval Office operations

Tuesday, April 17, 1973 · 5:03 PM–7:58 AM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agents; Sanchez, Manolo; Bull, Stephen B.; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation899-006 on Tape 899StartTuesday, April 17, 1973 at 5:03 PMEndWednesday, April 18, 1973 at 7:58 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 899-006 ↗

AI Summary

Secret Service agents, Manolo Sanchez, Stephen B. Bull, and other unidentified individuals gathered in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics and housekeeping tasks, including clearing the office. The discussion primarily involved administrative and operational movements, such as the relocation of items and the handling of telephone communications. These activities occurred during a period of transition regarding the President's whereabouts and office management.

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Nå er vi igjen på veldig veldig.
I see.
No, I have not been in front of the booths.
If you want it that way, you can take one downstairs to the 16th and 1st and 3rd and 2nd and 3rd and 4th.
God bless you.

NARA Description

United States Secret Service agents, Manolo Sanchez, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:03 pm on April 17, 1973 and 7:58 am on April 18, 1973. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 899-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 899-6

Date: Unknown between April 17, 1973 and April 18, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:03 pm on April 17, 1973 and 7:58 am on April 18, 1973
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people [United States Secret Service (USSS) agents, Manolo Sanchez [?]] met.

      Sitting

      Cleaning out Oval Office [?]

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 5:03 pm.
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                                                              Conversation No. 899-6 (cont’d)

     Location of President [?]

     Executive Office Building [EOB]

An unknown woman entered at an unknown time after 5:03 pm.

     Telephone call [?]

Bull and the unknown woman left and an unknown man talked with an unknown person at an
unknown time after 5:03 pm.

     Location of President [?]

     Affirmative response to telephone call [?]

The recording was cut off at an unknown time before 7:58 am on April 18, 1973.

Also recorded on April 17, 1973

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  • 899-005 4:35 PM · 15 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:35 pm and 4:41 pm.
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  • 038-089 5:03 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:03 pm and 6:17 pm.
  • 429-001 5:09 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:09 pm and 5:15 pm.
  • 429-002 5:15 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:15 pm to 5:16 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 899-006, 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/899-006 (accessed October 12, 2026).