Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 398 › Conversation 398-012

Nixon & Sanchez

Friday, January 19, 1973 · 6:15 PM–6:40 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation398-012 on Tape 398StartFriday, January 19, 1973 at 6:15 PMEndFriday, January 19, 1973 at 6:40 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 398-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss administrative details regarding the President's schedule. The conversation focused primarily on arrangements for an upcoming dinner. No major policy decisions were recorded during this brief logistical coordination.

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He says he's got to do what he says.
He says, no, he's got to do what he says.
He's got to do what he says.
He's got to do what he says.
He's got to do what he says.

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 6:15 pm and 6:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 398-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 398-12

Date: January 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:15 pm and 6:40 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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       President’s schedule
             -Dinner
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                         Conversation No. 398-12 (cont’d)

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:40 pm.

Also recorded on January 19, 1973

  • 398-009 5:24 PM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:24 pm to 5:55 pm.
  • 398-010 5:56 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:56 pm and 6:40 pm.
  • 036-008 6:15 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:15 pm and 6:40 pm.
  • 036-009 6:15 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:15 pm and 6:40 pm.
  • 398-011 6:15 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 6:15 pm and 6:40 pm.
  • 398-013 6:15 PM · 1 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 6:15 pm and 6:40 pm.
  • 398-014 6:15 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:15 pm and 6:40 pm.
  • 398-015 6:15 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:15 pm and 6:40 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 398-012, 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/398-012 (accessed October 11, 2026).