Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 401 › Conversation 401-015
Nixon & Sanchez on Charles W. Colson
Tuesday, January 9, 1973 · 3:04 PM–3:09 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss the President's upcoming daily schedule. The primary focus of the brief interaction was the coordination of an impending meeting with Charles W. Colson. No major policy decisions were reached during this short logistical exchange.
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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 3:04 pm and 3:09 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 401-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 401-15
Date: January 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:04 pm and 3:09 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
The President's schedule
-Meeting with Charles W. Colson
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:09 pm.Also recorded on January 9, 1973
- 035-112 2:56 PM · 13 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 2:56 pm.
- 035-113 2:56 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:56 pm and 3:02 pm.
- 035-114 3:02 PM · 2 min — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:02 pm to 3:03 pm.
- 401-012 3:02 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:02 pm to 3:03 pm.
- 401-013 3:03 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:03 pm and 3:04 pm.
- 035-115 3:04 PM · 22 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 3:04 pm.
- 401-014 3:04 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:04 pm.
- 401-016 3:09 PM · 1 hr 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, unknown person(s), Manolo Sanchez, Lenore L. Romney, White House operator, Stephen B. Bull, John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 4:25 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 401-015, 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/401-015 (accessed October 11, 2026).