Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 403 › Conversation 403-004
Nixon & Sanchez on personal staff and food service
Wednesday, January 24, 1973 · 11:52 AM–1:47 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 33 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Executive Office Building to handle routine administrative tasks. The discussion primarily focused on placing a food order for the President. No substantive policy decisions or political developments were recorded during this brief encounter.
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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 403-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 403-4
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]
Food order
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 2m 35s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:47 am.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso 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.
- 403-002 11:52 AM · 55 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.
- 403-005 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 403-004, 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/403-004 (accessed October 1, 2026).