Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 401 › Conversation 401-019

Nixon & Sanchez on White House logistics and Personal staff

Thursday, January 11, 1973 · 1:05 PM–2:11 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation401-019 on Tape 401StartThursday, January 11, 1973 at 1:05 PMEndThursday, January 11, 1973 at 2:11 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 401-019 ↗

President Richard Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in his Executive Office Building office to discuss administrative matters and personal assistance. The primary focus of the brief interaction was the review and coordination of the President's daily schedule. No major policy developments occurred, as the meeting was limited to routine logistical arrangements.

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On January 11, 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 1:05 pm and 2:11 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 401-019 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 401-19

Date: January 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:05 pm and 2:11 pm
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                             Conversation No. 401-19 (cont’d)

Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

       The President's schedule

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:11 pm.
  • 838-022 1:04 PM · 26 sec — unknown person(s) and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:04 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 035-133 1:05 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 2:11 pm.
  • 401-017 1:05 PM · 14 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 1:05 pm and 2:11 pm.
  • 401-018 1:05 PM · 13 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 1:05 pm and 2:11 pm.
  • 401-020 1:05 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 1:05 pm and 2:11 pm.
  • 401-021 1:05 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 an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 2:11 pm.
  • 401-032 1:05 PM · 9 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 1:05 pm and 2:11 pm.
  • 401-033 1:05 PM · 11 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 1:05 pm and 2:11 pm.

Conversation 401-019, January 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/401-019 (accessed October 1, 2026).