Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 397 › Conversation 397-015
Nixon & Sanchez on Vietnam settlement and 1973 Inauguration
Friday, January 19, 1973 · 11:59 AM–12:15 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, while documenting administrative notes regarding his upcoming schedule and work pressures. The discussion focused on the high-stakes negotiations surrounding the Vietnam settlement, involving key advisors Henry Kissinger and Alexander Haig. Additionally, the President addressed preparations for his 1973 Inauguration, including final adjustments to his address and associated reception events.
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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 11:59 am and 12:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 397-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 397-15
Date: January 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:59 am and 12:15 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President dictated a memorandum for the files.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
President’s schedule
-Work pressures
-Vietnam settlement
-President’s Inaugural speech
Vietnam settlement [?]
-Relations with South Vietnam [?]
-National Assembly [?]
Manolo Sanchez [?] entered and left at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:15 pm.
-Announcement
Report from H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Charles W. Colson [?]
-Responsibilities
Vietnam settlement
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr. [?]
-Prospects [?]
1973 Inauguration [?]
-Reception
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 397-15 (cont’d)
-President’s Inaugural speech [?]
-Bombing of North Vietnam
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
*****************************************************************Also recorded on January 19, 1973
- 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.
- 397-012 11:53 AM · 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 11:53 am and 11:56 am.
- 036-006 11:56 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 11:56 am to 11:59 am.
- 397-013 11:56 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:56 am to 11:59 am.
- 397-014 11:59 AM · 57 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 11:59 am and 12:15 pm.
- 397-016 12:15 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Raymond K. Price, Jr., and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:15 pm to 12:30 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 397-015, 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/397-015 (accessed October 11, 2026).