Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 406 › Conversation 406-003
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Wardrobe
Tuesday, January 30, 1973 · 12:10 PM–12:25 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss personal wardrobe arrangements. The brief interaction focused specifically on the selection and placement of a jacket. No broader political or administrative decisions were made during this exchange.
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NARA Description
On January 30, 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 12:10 pm and 12:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 406-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 406-3
Date: January 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:10 pm and 12:25 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 406-56 (cont’d)
[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]
Clothing
-Jacket
-Arrangements
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 12:25 pm.Also recorded on January 30, 1973
- 036-115 12:06 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:06 pm and 1:18 pm.
- 406-001 12:06 PM · 18 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 12:06 pm and 12:10 pm.
- 406-002 12:10 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:10 pm.
- 406-004 12:25 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:25 pm and 12:35 pm.
- 406-005 12:25 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:25 pm and 12:35 pm.
- 406-006 12:35 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:35 pm to 12:50 pm.
- 406-007 12:50 PM · 13 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 12:50 pm and 1:18 pm.
- 036-116 1:18 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:18 pm to 1:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 406-003, January 30, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/406-003 (accessed October 6, 2026).