Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 406 › Conversation 406-021
Nixon & Sanchez on White House domestic operations and Dinner arrangements
Tuesday, January 30, 1973 · 6:08 PM–6:15 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to coordinate administrative details regarding the President's evening dinner schedule. The brief discussion focused specifically on finalizing the timing for the meal. No further significant policy or political developments were recorded during this interaction.
- Manolo Sanchez
- White House domestic operations
- Presidential schedule
- Dinner arrangements
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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 6:08 pm and 6:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 406-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 406-21
Date: January 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:08 pm and 6:15 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]
President’s dinner
-Timing
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 406-56 (cont’d)
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:15 pm.Also recorded on January 30, 1973
- 406-019 5:30 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:30 pm to 5:50 pm.
- 406-020 6:08 PM · 15 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 6:08 pm and 6:15 pm.
- 406-022 6:15 PM · 31 min — 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 6:15 pm and 6:45 pm.
- 406-023 6:45 PM · 16 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 6:45 pm and 6:50 pm.
- 406-024 6:45 PM · 7 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 6:45 pm and 6:50 pm.
- 406-025 6:45 PM · 9 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 6:45 pm and 6:50 pm.
- 036-120 6:50 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 6:50 pm to 6:51 pm.
- 406-026 6:50 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:50 pm to 6:51 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 406-021, 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/406-021 (accessed October 6, 2026).