Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 404 › Conversation 404-013
Nixon & Sanchez on Charles W. Colson and White House scheduling
Tuesday, January 23, 1973 · 1:35 PM–1:39 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 16 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss administrative matters. The brief conversation focused on the schedule of Special Counsel Charles W. Colson. No major policy decisions were recorded during this short interaction.
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NARA Description
On January 23, 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 1:35 pm and 1:39 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 404-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 404-13
Date: January 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:35 pm and 1:39 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Charles W. Colson's schedule
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:39 pm.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on January 23, 1973
- 036-080 1:35 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:39 pm.
- 404-011 1:35 PM · 1 hr 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Raymond K. Price, Jr., H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), White House operator, and William E. Timmons met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:39 pm.
- 404-012 1:35 PM · 20 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 1:35 pm and 1:39 pm.
- 036-081 1:39 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 1:39 pm to 1:40 pm.
- 404-014 1:39 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:39 pm to 1:40 pm.
- 036-082 1:40 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 1:43 pm.
- 404-016 1:40 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 1:43 pm.
- 036-083 1:43 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:43 pm to 1:46 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 404-013, 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/404-013 (accessed October 9, 2026).