Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 904 › Conversation 904-009
Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Oval Office
Wednesday, April 25, 1973 · 10:46 AM–10:51 AM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting in the Oval Office with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, and an unidentified individual. The interaction consisted primarily of social greetings and brief pleasantries rather than substantive policy discussions or administrative action items. The participants departed the office shortly after the exchange concluded.
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NARA Description
On April 25, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:46 am and 10:51 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 904-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 904-9
Date: April 25, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:46 am and 10:51 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez and an unknown man.
Greeting
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Instructions
Sanchez and the unknown man left at an unknown time before 10:51 am.Also recorded on April 25, 1973
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- 430-003 10:58 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:58 am and 11:06 am.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 904-009, April 25, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/904-009 (accessed October 5, 2026).