Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 404 › Conversation 404-019
Nixon & Sanchez on Dictation equipment and Presidential routine
Tuesday, January 23, 1973 · 1:46 PM–1:53 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 22 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to address a technical issue. The conversation focused on the failure of the dictation machine's batteries. Sanchez was present to assist with the administrative equipment, confirming the need for functional recording tools.
- Manolo Sanchez
- Dictation equipment
- White House operations
- Presidential routine
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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 1:46 pm and 1:53 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 404-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 404-19
Date: January 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:46 pm and 1:53 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Dictation machine batteries
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:53 pm.Also recorded on January 23, 1973
- 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.
- 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.
- 404-017 1:43 PM · 10 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 1:43 pm and 1:46 pm.
- 404-018 1:46 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 1:53 pm.
- 404-020 1:46 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 1:46 pm and 1:53 pm.
- 404-021 1:46 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 1:46 pm and 1:53 pm.
- 404-022 1:46 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 1:53 pm.
- 404-023 1:46 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 1:46 pm and 1:53 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 404-019, 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/404-019 (accessed October 9, 2026).