Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 403 › Conversation 403-029

Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Personal service

Wednesday, January 31, 1973 · 12:41 PM–2:40 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation403-029 on Tape 403StartWednesday, January 31, 1973 at 12:41 PMEndWednesday, January 31, 1973 at 2:40 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 403-029 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The brief interaction focused on the President's personal requirements, specifically the processing of a food order. No other policy matters or administrative developments were recorded during this segment.

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Yes, sir.

On January 31, 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 12:41 pm and 2:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 403-029 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 403-29

Date: January 31, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:41 pm and 2:40 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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       Food order

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:40 pm.
  • 043-010 12:38 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 12:38 pm to 12:41 pm.
  • 403-026 12:38 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:38 pm.
  • 403-027 12:38 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:38 pm to 12:41 pm.
  • 403-028 12:41 PM · 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 12:41 pm and 2:40 pm.
  • 403-030 12:41 PM · 8 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 12:41 pm and 2:40 pm.
  • 403-031 12:41 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:41 pm and 2:40 pm.
  • 403-032 12:41 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:41 pm and 2:40 pm.
  • 403-033 12:41 PM · 8 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 12:41 pm and 2:40 pm.

Conversation 403-029, January 31, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/403-029 (accessed October 1, 2026).