Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 399 › Conversation 399-013
Nixon & Sanchez on Dictation equipment and 1973 Inauguration
Monday, January 22, 1973 · 10:48 AM–11:01 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, to troubleshoot technical issues with a dictation machine. During the session, the President utilized the equipment to replay and review personal notes regarding his recent 1973 Inauguration, including observations on the weather and family matters. The interaction focused primarily on ensuring the functionality of the recording device for his administrative records.
- Dictation equipment
- 1973 Inauguration
- White House operations
- Presidential personal records
- Manolo Sanchez
Audio
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NARA Description
On January 22, 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 10:48 am and 11:01 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 399-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 399-13
Date: January 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:48 and 11:01 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President dictated a memorandum for the file.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift.]
The President replayed a portion dictated earlier.
1973 Inauguration
-Weather
-Edward C. Nixon’s daughter
-Alice [Last name unknown]
-Unknown person’s younger sister
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift.]
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Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 10:48 am.
Dictation machine
-Malfunction
-14-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 399-13 (cont’d)
The President replayed a portion of the dictation.
-Dictation machine
-Tape
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 11:01 am.Also recorded on January 22, 1973
- 036-036 9:47 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 9:47 am to 9:53 am.
- 399-009 9:53 AM · 14 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 9:53 am and 10:14 am.
- 399-010 9:53 AM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Debbie Terry, and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:53 am and 10:14 am.
- 036-038 10:14 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:14 am.
- 399-011 10:14 AM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:14 am and 10:48 am.
- 036-039 10:26 AM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 10:26 am to 10:27 am.
- 399-012 10:48 AM · 20 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 10:48 am and 11:01 am.
- 399-014 11:01 AM · 2 hr 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:01 am to 1:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 399-013, January 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/399-013 (accessed October 11, 2026).