Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 403 › Conversation 403-002

Nixon & Sanchez on Vietnam War and Peace settlement

Wednesday, January 24, 1973 · 11:52 AM–1:47 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 55 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation403-002 on Tape 403StartWednesday, January 24, 1973 at 11:52 AMEndWednesday, January 24, 1973 at 1:47 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 403-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and his valet, Manolo Sanchez, engaged in an informal discussion following the President's public announcement regarding the Vietnam peace settlement. The conversation focused on the significance of the peace agreement and the duty associated with the President's role. No official policy decisions were made during this brief exchange.

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Wel, seth, hae hoffet na oe lort e vort ur c'hort ur lort e joc'h.
C'havoc'h eo, draizh eo, warc'h ar United States ar gwir eo.
Gwir eo.
Gwir eo ar c'hort.
N'eo?
N'eo?
N'eo?
N'eo?
N'eo?
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N'eo?
Ya, n'eus eo anz eo, aze, aze, aze, aze, aze, aze, aze, aze, aze, aze, aze, aze, aze, aze.

NARA Description

On January 24, 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 11:52 am and 1:47 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 403-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 403-2

Date: January 24, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:52 am and 1:47 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

       Vietnam settlement
            -President’s speech
            -Peace

       Spanish word for duty [?]

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:47 pm.

Also recorded on January 24, 1973

  • 403-001 11:52 AM · 7 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 11:52 am and 1:47 pm.
  • 403-003 11:52 AM · 18 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 11:52 am and 1:47 pm.
  • 403-004 11:52 AM · 33 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 11:52 am and 1:47 pm.
  • 403-005 11:52 AM · 19 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 11:52 am and 1:47 pm.
  • 403-006 11:52 AM · 49 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 11:52 am and 1:47 pm.
  • 403-034 11:52 AM · 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 11:52 am and 1:47 pm.
  • 841-008 11:52 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:52 am and 4:25 pm.
  • 841-009 11:52 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:52 am and 4:25 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 403-002, January 24, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/403-002 (accessed October 1, 2026).