Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 900 › Conversation 900-022
Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential attire and White House staff
Wednesday, April 18, 1973 · 1:17 PM–1:18 PM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office. The discussion was limited to the President's attire. No further policy or administrative actions were recorded during this brief encounter.
- Manolo Sanchez
- Presidential attire
- White House staff
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NARA 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 1:17 pm and 1:18 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 900-022 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 900-22
Date: April 18, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:17 pm and 1:18 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
President’s attire
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:18 pm.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 900-23 (cont’d)Also recorded on April 18, 1973
- 038-098 12:33 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 12:48 pm.
- 038-099 12:48 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 12:48 pm to 12:58 pm.
- 900-018 12:48 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:48 pm to 12:58 pm.
- 038-100 12:58 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:58 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 900-019 12:58 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 12:58 pm and 1:03 pm.
- 900-020 12:58 PM · 15 sec — 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.
- 900-021 1:03 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William G. Bray, Darrell Coover, Max L. Friedersdorf, White House photographer, and members of the press met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:03 pm and 1:17 pm.
- 900-023 1:18 PM · 1 hr 50 min — unknown person(s) and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 2:56 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 900-022, April 18, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/900-022 (accessed October 5, 2026).