Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 394 › Conversation 394-001

Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and White House domestic affairs

Friday, January 5, 1973 · 11:53 AM–12:02 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 30 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation394-001 on Tape 394StartFriday, January 5, 1973 at 11:53 AMEndFriday, January 5, 1973 at 12:02 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 394-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss personal administrative matters. The brief interaction primarily concerned the disposal of household items and the potential replacement of a bathrobe. This informal exchange highlights the routine personal tasks managed by the President's support staff during his time in the Old Executive Office Building.

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NARA Description

On January 5, 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 11:53 am and 12:02 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 394-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 394-1

Date: January 5, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:53 am and 12:02 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

       The President's schedule
            -Meeting with Charles W. Colson

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

       Bathrobe
            -Replacement

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 12:02 pm.

Transcript (AI-generated)

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The back room that I had in my bedroom was dried out.
The back room that I had in the lake was over.
You take all that and give it to somebody else.
So I said, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

Also recorded on January 5, 1973

  • 394-002 11:53 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:53 am and 12:02 pm.
  • 035-091 12:02 PM · 55 sec — Charles W. Colson, White House operator, and Holly Holm talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:02 pm and 12:36 pm.
  • 035-092 12:02 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:02 pm and 12:36 pm.
  • 035-093 12:02 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:02 pm and 12:36 pm.
  • 394-003 12:02 PM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Holly Holm, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:02 pm and 12:36 pm.
  • 394-004 12:02 PM · 9 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 12:02 pm and 12:36 pm.
  • 394-005 12:02 PM · 12 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 12:02 pm and 12:36 pm.
  • 035-094 12:36 PM · 12 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 12:36 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 394-001, January 5, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/394-001 (accessed November 2, 2026).