Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 912 › Conversation 912-017
Nixon, Sanchez & Bull on Executive Office Building and Oval Office maintenance
Tuesday, May 8, 1973 · 12:56 PM–12:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 24 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Manolo Sanchez and Stephen B. Bull to coordinate a transition to the Executive Office Building for his afternoon schedule. The group briefly addressed technical concerns regarding the functionality of a maintenance button in the Oval Office. The meeting concluded quickly as the participants departed to facilitate the President's relocation.
- Presidential schedule
- Executive Office Building
- Oval Office maintenance
- Logistics
Audio
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NARA Description
On May 8, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 12:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 912-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 912-17
Date: May 8, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:56 pm and 12:59 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Manolo Sanchez and Stephen B. Bull.
President’s schedule
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
Oval Office
-Button
-Maintenance
-29-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 912-17 (cont’d)
-Unknown man
Sanchez and Bull left at an unknown time before 12:59 pm.Also recorded on May 8, 1973
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- 912-013 12:28 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Edward P. Boland, Frederick K. Hawes, Mrs. Frederick K. Hawes, Barbara Whitcomb, George Clancy, Mrs. Mrs. George Clancy, Lyle Plainte, Mrs. Mrs. Lyle Plainte, Max L. Friedersdorf, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:28 pm to 12:33 pm.
- 912-014 12:33 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 12:34 pm.
- 912-015 12:34 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Donald McI. Kendall, Edson ("Pele") Arantes do Nascimento, Mrs. Rosemeri dos Reis Cholbi, Allan Pottasch, Rico Casta, Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, White House photographer, members of the press, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:34 pm to 12:56 pm.
- 912-016 12:56 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Nellie L. Yates met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 12:59 pm.
- 912-018 12:59 PM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:59 pm to 1:47 pm.
- 433-062 1:47 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 2:54 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 912-017, May 8, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/912-017 (accessed October 12, 2026).