Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 410 › Conversation 410-002
Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and White House routine
Tuesday, March 13, 1973 · 1:42 PM–1:49 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 24 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to handle personal arrangements. The brief interaction focused on the President's lunch, specifically consisting of fresh fruit and cottage cheese. No major policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this brief encounter.
- Manolo Sanchez
- Presidential staff
- White House routine
- Personal services
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NARA Description
On March 13, 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 1:42 pm and 1:49 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 410-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 410-2
Date: March 13, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:42 pm and 1:49 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Lunch
-Fresh fruit
-Cottage cheese
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:49 pm.Also recorded on March 13, 1973
- 878-014 12:42 PM · 1 hr 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and John W. Dean, III met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:42 pm to 2:00 pm.
- 410-001 1:42 PM · 19 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 1:42 pm and 1:49 pm.
- 410-003 1:42 PM · 14 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 1:42 pm and 1:49 pm.
- 410-004 1:42 PM · 10 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 1:42 pm and 1:49 pm.
- 410-052 1:42 PM · 14 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 1:42 pm and 1:49 pm.
- 410-005 1:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:49 pm to 1:50 pm.
- 410-006 1:50 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 1:50 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 410-007 1:50 PM · 14 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 1:50 pm and 2:45 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 410-002, March 13, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/410-002 (accessed October 1, 2026).