{"conversationCode":"402-009","tapeNumber":402,"conversationNumber":9,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-402-009","startDateTime":"1973-01-21T22:33:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-01-21T22:43:00.000Z","startDate":"21-Jan-1973","startTime":"5:33 PM","endDate":"21-Jan-1973","endTime":"5:43 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo;","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.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":"5.3","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part III","chronReleaseDate":"23-Jun-2009","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 402-9\n\nDate: January 21, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 5:33 pm and 5:43 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with Manolo Sanchez.\n\n       President's dictation machine\n             -Malfunction\n             -Repairs\n\n       President's schedule\n\nSanchez and the President left at 5:43 pm.","filename":["402-009.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"402-008","nextCode":"402-010","transcript":[{"start":0.39,"end":8.07,"text":"This machine stopped again."},{"start":8.09,"end":20.11,"text":"I don't think it's a battery."},{"start":20.13,"end":21.31,"text":"See, I've had it off all the time."},{"start":21.33,"end":22.99,"text":"It's not the battery."},{"start":23.01,"end":24.45,"text":"It's just the work."},{"start":24.47,"end":25.32,"text":"They're going to have to repair it."},{"start":25.34,"end":25.82,"text":"It's got to be up there."},{"start":25.84,"end":26.34,"text":"It's working really well."},{"start":26.36,"end":26.9,"text":"I don't need it."},{"start":26.92,"end":27.24,"text":"I don't need it."},{"start":27.62,"end":40.54,"text":"Go back."},{"start":40.56,"end":50.11,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":50.13,"end":50.35,"text":"Other side."},{"start":50.37,"end":50.71,"text":"Well, I have a..."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"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.","topics":["Presidential dictation machine","Technical equipment","White House operations","Manolo Sanchez","Office equipment maintenance"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T18:18:56.995Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-dictation-machine","technical-equipment","white-house-operations","manolo-sanchez","office-equipment-maintenance"],"audioDurationSec":60,"audioFiles":[{"file":"402-009.mp3","bytes":1434442,"durationSec":59.61,"bitrate":192499,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:45.438Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/402-009.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/402-009","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/402/conversation-402-009","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}