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Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential dictation machine and Technical equipment

Sunday, January 21, 1973 · 5:33 PM–5:43 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation402-009 on Tape 402StartSunday, January 21, 1973 at 5:33 PMEndSunday, January 21, 1973 at 5:43 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 402-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss the ongoing technical malfunctions plaguing his dictation machine. Nixon expressed frustration over the device’s performance and concluded that it required professional repairs. The brief interaction concluded with logistical instructions regarding the President's schedule and the machine's maintenance.

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This machine stopped again.
I don't think it's a battery.
See, I've had it off all the time.
It's not the battery.
It's just the work.
They're going to have to repair it.
It's got to be up there.
It's working really well.
I don't need it.
I don't need it.
Go back.
Yes, sir.
Other side.
Well, I have a...

NARA Description

On January 21, 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 5:33 pm and 5:43 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 402-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 402-9

Date: January 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:33 pm and 5:43 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

       President's dictation machine
             -Malfunction
             -Repairs

       President's schedule

Sanchez and the President left at 5:43 pm.

Also recorded on January 21, 1973

  • 402-004 5:00 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:02 pm.
  • 402-005 5:00 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:22 pm.
  • 036-034 5:02 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:02 pm and 5:22 pm.
  • 036-035 5:22 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 5:22 pm to 5:29 pm.
  • 402-007 5:22 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:22 pm to 5:29 pm.
  • 402-008 5:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:33 pm and 5:43 pm.
  • 402-010 5:43 PM · 15 sec — Unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 5:43 pm on January 21, 1973 and 7:56 am on January 22, 1973.
  • 402-011 5:43 PM · 38 sec — Unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 5:43 pm on January 21, 1973 and 7:56 am on January 22, 1973.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 402-009, January 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/402-009 (accessed October 1, 2026).