Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 913 › Conversation 913-002

Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office and White House staff

Tuesday, May 8, 1973 · 5:16 PM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation913-002 on Tape 913StartTuesday, May 8, 1973 at 5:16 PMEndTuesday, May 8, 1973 at 5:16 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 913-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met briefly with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, and an unidentified individual in the Oval Office. The conversation centered on the arrival of an unnamed woman, whose presence was noted by the participants. The meeting concluded immediately following this announcement, with no further substantive policy or administrative actions recorded.

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She's here.
She's here.

NARA Description

On May 8, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:16 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 913-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 913-2

Date: May 8, 1973
Time: 5:16 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez and an unknown man.

     Meeting with Ronald L. Ziegler

Sanchez and the unknown man left at 5:16 pm.

Also recorded on May 8, 1973

  • 433-068 4:27 PM · 11 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 4:27 pm and 6:51 pm.
  • 433-089 4:27 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard A. Moore met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:27 pm and 6:51 pm.
  • 913-001 4:31 PM · 42 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:31 pm and 5:16 pm.
  • 913-003 5:16 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:16 pm to 5:42 pm.
  • 913-004 5:42 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:42 pm and 5:46 pm.
  • 913-005 5:46 PM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert P. Griffin, Vance Hartke, Howard H. Baker, Jr., J. Glenn Beall, Jr., Howard W. Cannon, Frank E. Moss, Peter M. Flanigan, William E. Timmons, Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, White House photographer, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:46 pm to 6:27 pm.
  • 913-006 6:27 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:27 pm and 6:30 pm.
  • 913-007 6:27 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:27 pm and 6:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 913-002, 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/913-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).