Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 41 › Conversation 041-047
Nixon phone call with Sanchez on Presidential staff
Monday, July 9, 1973 · 6:38 PM–6:39 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to provide a specific request. The primary purpose of the brief telephone interaction was to instruct Sanchez to bring cigars to his location. This exchange highlights the routine administrative and personal assistance provided by domestic staff within the White House residence.
- Manolo Sanchez
- Presidential staff
- White House domestic service
- Cigars
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NARA Description
On July 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:38 pm and 6:39 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 041-047 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 41-47
Date: July 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:38 pm and 6:39 pm
Location: White House Telephone
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 41-47 (cont’d)
The President talked with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Cigars
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
*****************************************************************Also recorded on July 9, 1973
- 041-046 6:17 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:17 pm and 6:38 pm.
- 041-048 6:39 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:39 pm and 6:50 pm.
- 041-049 6:50 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 6:50 pm to 6:58 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 041-047, July 9, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/041-047 (accessed October 10, 2026).