Nixon White House TapesTape 37 › Conversation 037-111

Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Personal staff and Presidential work habits

Wednesday, March 14, 1973 · 7:25 PM–7:26 PM ET · White House Telephone ·20 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Sanchez, ManoloConversation037-111 onTape 37StartWednesday, March 14, 1973 at 7:25 PMEndWednesday, March 14, 1973 at 7:26 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-111 ↗

President Nixon coordinated with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to arrange the delivery of a briefcase and specific documents. After an initial change of plans, the President instructed Sanchez to bring these items to the Lincoln Room, where he intended to continue working. This brief administrative exchange highlights the logistical arrangements required for the President's late-evening workflow.

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I'm going to work in the Lincoln room, so you can bring my briefcase.
I just changed my mind.
Bring the briefcase and those papers over here, okay?
Thank you.

On March 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone from 7:25 pm to 7:26 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-111 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 37-111
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                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

                                        (rev. Sept-09)

Date: March 14, 1973
Time: 7:25 pm-7:26 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Manolo Sanchez.

       Delivery
              -Lincoln room
              -Briefcase
              -Papers
  • 037-110 7:03 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:03 pm and 7:25 pm.
  • 037-112 8:13 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:13 pm.
  • 037-113 8:13 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:13 pm.
  • 037-114 8:30 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:30 pm to 8:33 pm.
  • 879-003 11:02 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John A. Scali met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:02 pm to 11:03 pm.
  • 037-115 9:20 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:20 am.
  • 037-116 9:20 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and John W. Dean, III talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 10:05 am.
  • 416-033 9:20 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:20 am.

Conversation 037-111, March 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-111 (accessed September 18, 2026).