Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 406 › Conversation 406-052
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Manolo Sanchez
Tuesday, January 30, 1973 · 1:40 PM–2:48 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Manolo Sanchez, his longtime personal valet, in the Executive Office Building. The primary purpose of the brief encounter was the delivery of an unknown item to the President. No further substantive policy matters or official actions were recorded during this interaction.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
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 1:40 pm and 2:48 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 406-052 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 406-52
Date: February 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:40 pm and 2:48 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez [?].
Delivery of an unknown item
Sanchez [?] left at an unknown time before 2:48 pm.
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Tape Subject Log
(rev. Mar.-09)Also recorded on January 30, 1973
- 036-119 1:23 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 6:50 pm.
- 406-011 1:23 PM · 27 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 1:23 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 406-012 1:23 PM · 13 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 1:23 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 406-013 1:23 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 406-014 1:23 PM · 40 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 1:23 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 406-015 1:23 PM · 10 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 1:23 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 406-016 1:23 PM · 31 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 1:23 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 406-053 1:40 PM · 9 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 1:40 pm and 2:48 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 406-052, 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/406-052 (accessed October 9, 2026).