Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 903 › Conversation 903-013

Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office operations and Presidential staff

Friday, April 20, 1973 · 11:40 AM–11:43 AM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation903-013 on Tape 903StartFriday, April 20, 1973 at 11:40 AMEndFriday, April 20, 1973 at 11:43 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 903-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to receive refreshments. The interaction was brief and perfunctory, serving solely as a routine domestic service encounter. No substantive policy matters or political developments were discussed during the short meeting.

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NARA Description

On April 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:40 am and 11:43 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 903-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 903-13

Date: April 20, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:40 am and 11:43 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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     Refreshments

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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Conversation No. 903-13

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 11:43 am.

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  • 903-008 11:23 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:23 am and 11:32 am.
  • 903-009 11:23 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:23 am and 11:32 am.
  • 038-129 11:32 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry E. Petersen talked on the telephone from 11:32 am to 11:40 am.
  • 903-011 11:32 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry E. Petersen met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:32 am to 11:40 am.
  • 903-012 11:40 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:40 am and 11:43 am.
  • 903-014 11:43 AM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:43 am to 12:02 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 903-013, April 20, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/903-013 (accessed October 5, 2026).