Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 413 › Conversation 413-020

Nixon & Sanchez on Personal staff and Daily activities

Monday, February 26, 1973 · 10:39 AM–12:23 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation413-020 on Tape 413StartMonday, February 26, 1973 at 10:39 AMEndMonday, February 26, 1973 at 12:23 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 413-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The brief interaction centers on a minor equipment mishap, specifically involving a pen. No substantive policy or political matters were addressed during this encounter.

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NARA Description

On February 26, 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 10:39 am and 12:23 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 413-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 413-20

Date: February 26, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:39 am and 12:23 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

       Pen

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 12:23 pm.

Also recorded on February 26, 1973

  • 413-019 10:39 AM · 34 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 10:39 am and 12:23 pm.
  • 413-021 10:39 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:39 am and 12:23 pm.
  • 413-022 12:23 PM · 1 hr 60 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and David N. Parker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:23 pm to 2:36 pm.
  • 413-023 2:36 PM · 37 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 2:36 pm and 3:30 pm.
  • 413-024 2:36 PM · 37 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 2:36 pm and 3:30 pm.
  • 413-025 2:36 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 2:36 pm and 3:30 pm.
  • 413-026 2:36 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 2:36 pm and 4:50 pm.
  • 413-027 2:36 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 2:36 pm and 4:50 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 413-020, February 26, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/413-020 (accessed October 1, 2026).