Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 397 › Conversation 397-006
Nixon & Sanchez on Raymond K. Price, Jr. and White House administration
Friday, January 19, 1973 · 10:55 AM–11:07 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss mundane administrative matters. The conversation focused on a food order for the President's consumption and a review of Nixon's upcoming schedule, specifically regarding a meeting with speechwriter Raymond K. Price, Jr. No major policy developments occurred during this brief check-in before Sanchez departed the office.
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NARA Description
On January 19, 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 10:55 am and 11:07 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 397-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 397-6
Date: January 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:55 am and 11:07 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Food order
-Consume
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 397-6 (cont’d)
President's schedule
-Meeting with Raymond K. Price, Jr.
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 11:07 am.Also recorded on January 19, 1973
- 397-007 10:55 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Raymond K. Price, Jr., and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 11:25 am.
- 036-003 11:26 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:26 am and 11:52 am.
- 397-008 11:26 AM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Raymond K. Price, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:26 am and 11:52 am.
- 397-009 11:26 AM · 28 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 11:26 am and 11:52 am.
- 397-010 11:26 AM · 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 11:26 am and 11:52 am.
- 036-004 11:52 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:52 am and 11:53 am.
- 397-011 11:52 AM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:52 am to 11:53 am.
- 036-005 11:53 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:53 am and 11:56 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 397-006, January 19, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/397-006 (accessed October 11, 2026).