Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 407 › Conversation 407-002
Nixon & Sanchez on White House scheduling and Staff management
Tuesday, January 23, 1973 · 2:30 PM–4:09 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 18 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss administrative matters and his upcoming schedule. The conversation included coordinating the arrival of Raymond K. Price, Jr. and Alexander M. Haig, Jr., as well as arranging for refreshments. The brief interaction focused primarily on managing the flow of personnel and logistical needs within the Executive Office Building.
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NARA Description
On January 23, 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 2:30 pm and 4:09 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 407-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 407-2
Date: January 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:30 pm and 4:09 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
The President's schedule
-Raymond K. Price, Jr. and Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift.]
Refreshment order
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift.]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 4:09 pm.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on January 23, 1973
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- 036-084 1:53 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:53 pm.
- 404-024 1:53 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:53 pm.
- 404-025 1:53 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 1:53 pm and 1:59 pm.
- 404-026 1:59 PM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:59 pm to 2:30 pm.
- 036-085 2:30 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:30 pm and 4:09 pm.
- 404-027 2:30 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 2:30 pm and 4:09 pm.
- 407-001 2:30 PM · 8 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 2:30 pm and 4:09 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 407-002, January 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/407-002 (accessed October 8, 2026).