Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 401 › Conversation 401-001
Nixon & Sanchez on Daily operations and White House staff
Tuesday, January 9, 1973 · 1:23 PM–2:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 37 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief, informal discussion. Their exchange focused primarily on the President’s schedule and concerns regarding the current time as reflected on his watch. No major policy developments occurred during this brief administrative check-in.
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NARA Description
On January 9, 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 1:23 pm and 2:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 401-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 401-1
Date: January 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:23 pm and 2:30 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
The President’s schedule
-Time
-The President’s watch
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:30 pm.Also recorded on January 9, 1973
- 035-105 12:52 PM · 18 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 12:52 pm.
- 035-106 12:52 PM · 20 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:52 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 035-107 1:23 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 401-002 1:23 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 1:23 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 401-003 1:23 PM · 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 1:23 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 401-004 1:23 PM · 10 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 1:23 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 836-010 1:23 PM · 12 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 5:24 pm.
- 035-108 2:30 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Lelsie T. ("Bob") Hope talked on the telephone from 2:30 pm to 2:38 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 401-001, January 9, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/401-001 (accessed October 11, 2026).