Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 917 › Conversation 917-043
Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office and Presidential staff
Monday, May 14, 1973 · 6:16 PM–6:28 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to receive refreshments. The interaction primarily involved the service of coffee to the President. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this brief encounter.
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NARA Description
On May 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:16 pm and 6:28 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 917-043 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 917-043
Date: May 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:16 pm and 6:28 pm
Location: Oval Office
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during chronological
review 2007-2013]
Refreshment
-Coffee
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:28 pm.Also recorded on May 14, 1973
- 436-014 5:20 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Lawrence M. Higby met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:20 pm to 5:42 pm.
- 435-039 5:21 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:21 pm.
- 435-040 5:21 PM · 1 hr 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr., Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, and Doug Parker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:21 pm to 6:45 pm.
- 917-044 6:28 PM · 56 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Leonard Garment met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:28 pm to 7:27 pm.
- 435-041 6:45 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:45 pm and 6:57 pm.
- 435-042 6:57 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:57 pm to 7:01 pm.
- 435-043 7:01 PM · 25 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 7:01 pm and 7:06 pm.
- 046-032 7:12 PM · 59 sec — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 7:12 pm to 7:13 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 917-043, May 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/917-043 (accessed October 1, 2026).