Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 402 › Conversation 402-012
Nixon & Sanchez on Vietnam peace settlement and 1973 Inauguration
Monday, January 22, 1973 · 8:22 PM–8:47 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 9 min
AI Summary
President Nixon utilized this time in the Old Executive Office Building to dictate a memorandum for the files regarding his recent activities and administrative priorities. The recording captures the President documenting thoughts on the 1973 inauguration, the impending Vietnam peace settlement announcement, and personnel matters involving Alexander Haig and Charles Colson. Following this dictation, Manolo Sanchez entered the office to fulfill a request for refreshments.
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NARA Description
On January 22, 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 8:22 pm and 8:47 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 402-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 402-12
Date: January 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:22 pm and 8:47 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President dictated a memorandum for the files.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]
Memorandum
-Last week
1973 Inauguration [?]
-John Ryan [?]
-Conversations
Vietnam settlement [?]
-Telephone call [?]
-President’s schedule [?]
-Announcement [?]
Suggestion
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
-Raymond J. Price, Jr.
-House of Representatives [?]
Lyndon B. Johnson [?]
1973 Inauguration
Charles W. Colson
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 402-17 (cont’d)
Vietnam settlement
-Announcement
-Congressional relations [?]
-Position
-Delay [?]
-Future
-Achievement [?]
-Events [?]
-Calm [?]
-President’s role [?]
-Ronald L. Ziegler [?]
Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 8:22 pm.
Refreshment order
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:47 pm.
*****************************************************************Also recorded on January 23, 1973
- 398-016 7:56 PM · 35 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 7:56 pm and 8:15 pm.
- 036-060 8:03 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 8:03 pm to 8:05 pm.
- 402-013 8:22 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:22 pm and 8:47 pm.
- 402-014 8:22 PM · 9 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 8:22 pm and 8:47 pm.
- 402-015 8:22 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:22 pm and 8:47 pm.
- 036-061 8:47 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:47 pm to 8:50 pm.
- 402-016 8:47 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:47 pm and 8:50 pm.
- 402-017 8:47 PM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:47 pm and 8:50 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 402-012, January 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/402-012 (accessed October 1, 2026).