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Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential speeches and White House staff

Thursday, January 25, 1973 · 2:16 PM–3:31 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation405-013 on Tape 405StartThursday, January 25, 1973 at 2:16 PMEndThursday, January 25, 1973 at 3:31 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 405-013 ↗

President Richard Nixon met with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss the delivery of a presidential speech. The brief interaction focused on the logistical arrangements or distribution strategy for the address. Sanchez concluded his duties and departed the office shortly thereafter.

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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 405-013 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 405-13

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

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 405-13 (cont’d)

       Delivery of President's speech

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:31 pm.
  • 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.
  • 405-012 2:16 PM · 12 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.

Conversation 405-013, 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/405-013 (accessed October 6, 2026).