{"conversationCode":"900-020","tapeNumber":900,"conversationNumber":20,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-900-020","startDateTime":"1973-04-18T17:58:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-04-18T18:03:00.000Z","startDate":"18-Apr-1973","startTime":"12:58 PM","endDate":"18-Apr-1973","endTime":"1:03 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo;","description":"On April 18, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:58 pm and 1:03 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 900-020 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":"5.5","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part V","chronReleaseDate":"21-Aug-2013","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 900-20\n\nDate: April 18, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 12:58 pm and 1:03 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Manolo Sanchez.\n\n*****************************************************************\n[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n\n     President’s schedule\n           -Lunch\n                 -Executive Office Building [EOB]\n           -Sleep\n\n[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n*****************************************************************\n\nSanchez left at an unknown time before 1:03 pm.","filename":["900-020.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"900-019","nextCode":"900-021","transcript":[{"start":1.91,"end":4.1,"text":"I'll take the lunch in there, and I'll... No, me."},{"start":4.56,"end":5.02,"text":"No, here."},{"start":5.16,"end":5.7,"text":"Yes, yes, sir."},{"start":5.78,"end":6.82,"text":"I'll be out in a moment."},{"start":6.84,"end":8.2,"text":"I'll take the lunch in there, too."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to coordinate the logistics of his midday schedule. The brief discussion focused on arranging the President’s lunch location within the Executive Office Building and facilitating his time for rest. No substantive policy matters were addressed, as the conversation was limited to these personal administrative requirements.","topics":["Presidential schedule","Manolo Sanchez","White House logistics","Personal staff"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T23:35:41.999Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","manolo-sanchez","white-house-logistics","personal-staff"],"audioDurationSec":15,"audioFiles":[{"file":"900-020.mp3","bytes":483328,"durationSec":14.97,"bitrate":258234,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.080Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/900-020.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/900-020","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/900/conversation-900-020","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}