Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 393 › Conversation 393-009
Nixon & Sanchez on White House logistics and Personal staff
Thursday, January 4, 1973 · 1:48 PM–2:54 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss the arrival of First Lady Pat Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower. The brief interaction focused on the logistics and coordination surrounding their visit to the office. No further policy-related actions or significant administrative decisions were recorded during this segment.
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NARA Description
On January 4, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 2:54 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 393-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 393-9
Date: January 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:48 pm and 2:54 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Thelma C (“Pat”) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Arrival
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:54 pm.Also recorded on January 4, 1973
- 833-021 1:01 PM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:01 pm and 1:46 pm.
- 833-022 1:46 PM · 36 sec — Unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 1:46 pm on January 4, 1973 and 10:11 am on January 5, 1973.
- 035-085 1:48 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 2:54 pm.
- 393-004 1:48 PM · 7 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 1:48 pm and 2:54 pm.
- 393-005 1:48 PM · 10 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 1:48 pm and 2:54 pm.
- 393-006 1:48 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 2:54 pm.
- 393-007 1:48 PM · 14 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 1:48 pm and 2:54 pm.
- 393-008 1:48 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 2:54 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 393-009, January 4, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/393-009 (accessed September 18, 2026).