Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 410 › Conversation 410-039
Nixon & Sanchez on White House logistics and personal staff
Thursday, March 15, 1973 · 6:24 PM–6:28 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 47 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss logistics regarding dinner arrangements. The brief exchange focused on managing leftover wine and coordinating with staff members to handle the remaining beverages. No significant policy or administrative decisions were reached during this casual interaction.
- Manolo Sanchez
- White House logistics
- personal staff
- dinner arrangements
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NARA Description
On March 15, 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 6:24 pm and 6:28 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 410-039 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 410-39
Date: March 15, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:24 pm and 6:28 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
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[Begin segment withdrawn under deed of gift]
Dinner
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
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Conversation No. 410-39 (cont’d)
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:28 pm.Also recorded on March 15, 1973
- 410-035 6:20 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:20 pm to 6:21 pm.
- 410-036 6:21 PM · 26 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 6:21 pm and 6:24 pm.
- 410-037 6:24 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 6:24 pm.
- 410-038 6:24 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 6:24 pm and 6:28 pm.
- 410-040 6:24 PM · 8 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 6:24 pm and 6:28 pm.
- 880-026 6:24 PM · 1 min — Unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 6:24 pm on March 15, 1973 and 10:14 am on March 16, 1973.
- 410-041 6:28 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:28 pm to 6:29 pm.
- 410-042 6:33 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:33 pm to 6:34 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 410-039, March 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/410-039 (accessed October 1, 2026).