Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 399 › Conversation 399-015
Nixon & Sanchez on Patrick J. Buchanan and White House logistics
Monday, January 22, 1973 · 1:20 PM–2:53 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
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 daily schedule. The brief conversation included input from Patrick J. Buchanan concerning the coordination of upcoming engagements. No major policy decisions were reached during this logistical check-in.
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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 1:20 pm and 2:53 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 399-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 399-15
Date: January 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:20 pm and 2:53 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift.]
The President’s schedule
-Patrick J. Buchanan
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift.]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:53 pm.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on January 22, 1973
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- 400-001 12:12 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:12 pm and 2:53 pm.
- 400-002 12:12 PM · 8 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 12:12 pm and 2:53 pm.
- 400-003 12:12 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:12 pm and 2:53 pm.
- 399-016 1:20 PM · 1 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 1:20 pm and 2:53 pm.
- 400-004 2:53 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:53 pm to 2:55 pm.
- 400-005 2:55 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:55 pm and 3:39 pm.
- 400-006 2:55 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:55 pm and 3:39 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 399-015, 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/399-015 (accessed October 11, 2026).