Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 922 › Conversation 922-009
Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office and Presidential staff
Friday, May 18, 1973 · 11:46 AM–11:56 AM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office to attend to personal matters. The brief interaction, which occurred during a period of high political stress for the administration, focused on the provision of refreshments. No significant policy decisions or official business were recorded during this brief service-oriented encounter.
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NARA Description
On May 18, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:46 am and 11:56 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 922-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 922-9
Date: May 18, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:46 am and 11:56 am
Location: Oval Office
President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Refreshment [?]
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 922-9 (cont’d)
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 11:56 am.Also recorded on May 18, 1973
- 922-008 11:46 AM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:46 am and 11:56 am.
- 922-010 11:46 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:46 am and 11:56 am.
- 922-011 11:56 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Phillip V. Sanchez, Anne L. Armstrong, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:56 am to 11:58 am.
- 922-012 11:58 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:58 am.
- 922-013 12:02 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Edmund C. Casey, James H. Cavanaugh, Stanley S. Scott, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:02 pm to 12:14 pm.
- 922-014 12:15 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:15 pm to 12:27 pm.
- 922-016 12:27 PM · 54 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:27 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 437-028 12:29 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:34 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 922-009, May 18, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/922-009 (accessed October 12, 2026).