Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 406 › Conversation 406-029

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Manolo Sanchez

Tuesday, January 30, 1973 · 6:57 PM–7:39 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation406-029 on Tape 406StartTuesday, January 30, 1973 at 6:57 PMEndTuesday, January 30, 1973 at 7:39 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 406-029 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The brief interaction was centered on a routine request for refreshments. No substantive political or policy discussions were recorded during this period.

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On January 30, 1973, 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 6:57 pm and 7:39 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 406-029 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 406-29

Date: January 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:57 pm and 7:39 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]

       Refreshment order

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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                             Conversation No. 406-56 (cont’d)

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 7:39 pm.
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  • 406-028 6:56 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:56 pm to 6:57 pm.
  • 036-123 6:57 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:57 pm and 7:39 pm.
  • 406-030 6:57 PM · 11 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 6:57 pm and 7:39 pm.
  • 406-031 6:57 PM · 12 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 6:57 pm and 7:39 pm.
  • 406-032 6:57 PM · 11 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 6:57 pm and 7:39 pm.
  • 406-033 6:57 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 6:57 pm and 7:39 pm.

Conversation 406-029, 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/406-029 (accessed October 6, 2026).