Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 400 › Conversation 400-009
Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and Communications
Monday, January 22, 1973 · 3:39 PM–4:05 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 or logistical arrangements. The brief interaction focused on operational coordination, with the President providing instructions for Sanchez to initiate a phone call. The conversation concluded with the President directing the logistics of the requested communication.
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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 3:39 pm and 4:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 400-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 400-9
Date: January 22, 1973
Time: Unknown after 3:39 pm and before 4:05 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 4:05 pm.Also recorded on January 22, 1973
- 400-007 3:15 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:39 pm.
- 036-041 3:39 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:39 pm.
- 400-008 3:39 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:39 pm.
- 400-010 3:39 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:39 pm and 4:05 pm.
- 400-011 3:40 PM · 55 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Raymond K. Price, Jr., White House operator, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:40 pm and 4:05 pm.
- 036-042 4:05 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 4:05 pm to 4:06 pm.
- 036-043 4:06 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:06 pm and 4:13 pm.
- 036-044 4:13 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 4:13 pm to 4:14 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 400-009, 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/400-009 (accessed October 11, 2026).