Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 413 › Conversation 413-038

Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Personal correspondence

Monday, February 26, 1973 · 7:49 PM–8:50 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation413-038 on Tape 413StartMonday, February 26, 1973 at 7:49 PMEndMonday, February 26, 1973 at 8:50 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 413-038 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to express his appreciation for Sanchez's service. The interaction served as a brief, personal exchange between the two men. No policy decisions or substantive political matters were addressed during this conversation.

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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 7:49 pm and 8:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 413-038 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 413-38

Date: February 26, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:49 pm and 8:50 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]

       Things

       The President’s appreciation

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 8:50 pm.
  • 413-034 7:15 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:15 pm and 7:47 pm.
  • 413-035 7:15 PM · 8 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 7:15 pm and 7:47 pm.
  • 413-036 7:15 PM · 13 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 7:15 pm and 7:47 pm.
  • 043-220 7:47 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan talked on the telephone from 7:47 pm to 7:49 pm.
  • 413-037 7:47 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:47 pm to 7:49 pm.
  • 413-039 7:49 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:49 pm and 8:50 pm.
  • 413-040 7:49 PM · 13 sec — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:49 pm and 8:50 pm.
  • 043-202 8:01 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:01 am and 8:07 am.

Conversation 413-038, February 27, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/413-038 (accessed October 1, 2026).