Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 413 › Conversation 413-031
Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and personal aide
Monday, February 26, 1973 · 5:22 PM–5:36 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The brief interaction focused on the President's immediate desire to conclude the conversation and dismiss his aide. No substantive policy or political matters were addressed during this exchange.
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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 5:22 pm and 5:36 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 413-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 413-31
Date: February 26, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:22 pm and 5:36 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman's schedule
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 5:36 pm.Also recorded on February 26, 1973
- 413-028 4:50 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:50 pm to 5:15 pm.
- 043-197 5:21 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:21 pm.
- 413-029 5:21 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 5:21 pm.
- 413-030 5:21 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:21 pm to 5:22 pm.
- 043-198 5:36 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at 5:36 pm.
- 043-199 5:36 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:36 pm and 6:03 pm.
- 413-032 5:36 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:36 pm to 5:37 pm.
- 413-033 5:40 PM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, William L. Safire, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:40 pm to 7:15 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 413-031, 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/413-031 (accessed October 1, 2026).