Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 409 › Conversation 409-009

Nixon & Sanchez on California trip and Personal staff

Tuesday, February 6, 1973 · 1:54 PM–1:55 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 45 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation409-009 on Tape 409StartTuesday, February 6, 1973 at 1:54 PMEndTuesday, February 6, 1973 at 1:55 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 409-009 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal aide, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss logistics regarding an upcoming trip to California. The brief conversation focused on scheduling arrangements and the specific needs of Sanchez's family, including travel plans for their dogs and his wife, Fina Sanchez. The exchange functioned primarily as a logistical check-in to coordinate these personal travel details.

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We're going to be in California three to ten years from now.
So, I'm worried about us.
I'm just going to have to wait to know if it's going to be a good one.
Maybe we'll check to see if it's going to be a good one.
I can ask you to leave the call now, and then we'll let you know if it's going to be a good one.
I'm telling you, if it's going to be my dream, maybe we'll see one for you.
Well, I hope to thank both of you.
And if there's any other one we can point to,
Yes, he was hurt.

On February 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:54 pm to 1:55 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 409-009 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 409-9

Date: February 6, 1973
Time: 1:54 pm - 1:55 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

       The President’s schedule
              -California
              -Arrangements
                     -Dogs
              -Fina Sanchez

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Sanchez left at 1:55 pm.

                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
  • 043-031 1:54 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:54 pm and 2:47 pm.
  • 409-008 1:54 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:54 pm.
  • 409-010 1:55 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:55 pm to 1:56 pm.
  • 409-011 1:57 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 1:57 pm and 2:47 pm.
  • 409-012 1:57 PM · 11 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 1:57 pm and 2:47 pm.
  • 409-013 1:57 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:57 pm and 2:47 pm.
  • 043-032 2:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 2:47 pm to 2:50 pm.
  • 409-014 2:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 2:57 pm.

Conversation 409-009, February 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/409-009 (accessed October 1, 2026).