Nixon White House TapesTape 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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Sanchez, ManoloConversation393-009 onTape 393StartThursday, January 4, 1973 at 1:48 PMEndThursday, January 4, 1973 at 2:54 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 393-009 ↗

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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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.

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.
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  • 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.

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).