{"conversationCode":"404-023","tapeNumber":404,"conversationNumber":23,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-404-023","startDateTime":"1973-01-23T18:46:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-01-23T18:53:00.000Z","startDate":"23-Jan-1973","startTime":"1:46 PM","endDate":"23-Jan-1973","endTime":"1:53 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo;","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 404-023 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":"5.3","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part III","chronReleaseDate":"23-Jun-2009","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 404-23\n\nDate: January 23, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 1:46 pm and 1:53 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President met with Manolo Sanchez.\n\n       The President's schedule\n            -Speech on Vietnam settlement\n                  -\"Peace with honor\"\n                  -Effect of bombing\n\n*****************************************************************\n[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n\n             -Refreshment\n             -Nap\n\n[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n*****************************************************************\n\nSanchez left at an unknown time before 1:53 pm.","filename":["404-023.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo"],"prevCode":"404-022","nextCode":"404-024","transcript":[{"start":2.53,"end":6.45,"text":"Peace and good luck."},{"start":6.47,"end":6.77,"text":"With honor."},{"start":7.67,"end":12,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":12.02,"end":20.01,"text":"You see, in some of the cities, when you stop and you have to negotiate, they start attacking out of the shop."},{"start":20.03,"end":21.43,"text":"That's what it is."},{"start":21.49,"end":22.27,"text":"What are you saying, Papa?"},{"start":22.79,"end":23.61,"text":"Well, what do they know?"},{"start":24.01,"end":25.51,"text":"No, they decide to give in."},{"start":25.61,"end":29.11,"text":"Because they know they have to work to be there."},{"start":29.14,"end":31.34,"text":"If you give them all the rights, then they have to consume it."},{"start":35.15,"end":35.41,"text":"."},{"start":35.43,"end":35.59,"text":"."},{"start":35.65,"end":35.91,"text":"."},{"start":36.09,"end":36.39,"text":"."},{"start":36.59,"end":37.79,"text":"."},{"start":38.01,"end":64.28,"text":"."},{"start":65.29,"end":66.01,"text":"Okay, stay."},{"start":66.45,"end":80.64,"text":"No, I'm going to have one more so that I can shoot."},{"start":80.66,"end":81.38,"text":"I'm going to shoot up to about 3.50."},{"start":81.41,"end":81.5,"text":"Okay."},{"start":81.53,"end":81.62,"text":"Okay."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss the logistics of his upcoming public address regarding the Vietnam settlement and the pursuit of \"peace with honor.\" The conversation touched upon the strategic implications of the recent bombing campaigns and their role in facilitating negotiations. Beyond political discourse, the participants coordinated the President’s personal schedule, specifically managing his needs for refreshments and rest.","topics":["Vietnam War","Peace with honor","Presidential schedule","Foreign policy","Manolo Sanchez"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T18:25:13.695Z"},"topicSlugs":["vietnam-war","peace-with-honor","presidential-schedule","foreign-policy","manolo-sanchez"],"audioDurationSec":87,"audioFiles":[{"file":"404-023.mp3","bytes":2080192,"durationSec":86.53,"bitrate":192313,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:45.438Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/404-023.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/404-023","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/404/conversation-404-023","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}