Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 405 › Conversation 405-012

Nixon & Sanchez on Raymond K. Price Jr. and White House administration

Thursday, January 25, 1973 · 2:16 PM–3:31 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation405-012 on Tape 405StartThursday, January 25, 1973 at 2:16 PMEndThursday, January 25, 1973 at 3:31 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 405-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to facilitate the delivery of materials to speechwriter Raymond K. Price, Jr. The discussion centered on logistics involving an unnamed secretary to ensure the prompt transfer of these documents. This interaction highlights the routine administrative and staffing coordination managed by the President within the Executive Office Building.

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NARA Description

On January 25, 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 2:16 pm and 3:31 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 405-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 405-12

Date: January 25, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:16 pm and 3:31 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

       Delivery to Raymond K. Price, Jr.
            -Unnamed secretary

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:31 pm.

Also recorded on January 25, 1973

  • 842-008 11:39 AM · 1 hr 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Yitzhak Rabin, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:39 am to 12:42 pm.
  • 842-009 12:43 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:43 pm to 12:44 pm.
  • 405-010 12:45 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:45 pm.
  • 405-011 12:45 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:45 pm to 2:16 pm.
  • 405-013 2:16 PM · 14 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 2:16 pm and 3:31 pm.
  • 405-014 2:16 PM · 29 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 2:16 pm and 3:31 pm.
  • 405-015 2:16 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:16 pm and 3:31 pm.
  • 405-016 3:31 PM · 57 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:31 pm to 4:33 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 405-012, January 25, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/405-012 (accessed October 6, 2026).