Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 397 › Conversation 397-018
Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Presidential valet
Friday, January 19, 1973 · 12:30 PM–1:13 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 17 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to attend to personal or household matters. While the primary record of this interaction remains restricted under a deed of gift, the brief exchange reflects the routine daily assistance provided by Sanchez to the President. No substantive policy discussions or political developments are recorded in the available documentation of this encounter.
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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 12:30 pm and 1:13 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 397-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 397-18
Date: January 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:30 pm and 1:13 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
President [?] met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Inquiry
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:13 pm.Also recorded on January 19, 1973
- 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.
- 397-015 11:59 AM · 9 min — 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.
- 397-017 12:30 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 12:37 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 397-018, 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/397-018 (accessed October 11, 2026).