Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 415 › Conversation 415-025
Nixon & Sanchez on Refreshments and White House staff
Tuesday, February 27, 1973 · 12:40 PM–2:10 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 24 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss personal needs and refreshments. The brief interaction focused on the provision of food and drink for the President. No major policy decisions were reached, as the discussion remained limited to administrative and personal matters.
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NARA Description
On February 27, 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 12:40 pm and 2:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 415-025 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 415-25
Date: February 27, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:40 pm and 2:10 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Refreshments
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/11/2019.
Segment will remain closed.]
[Personal Returnable]
[415-025-w001]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
[Duration: 31s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:10 pm.Also recorded on February 27, 1973
- 043-208 12:32 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:32 pm and 12:35 pm.
- 415-019 12:32 PM · 15 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 12:32 pm and 12:35 pm.
- 043-209 12:35 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 12:35 pm to 12:40 pm.
- 415-021 12:35 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:35 pm to 12:40 pm.
- 415-022 12:40 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 2:10 pm.
- 415-023 12:40 PM · 15 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 12:40 pm and 2:10 pm.
- 415-024 12:40 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 2:10 pm.
- 415-026 12:40 PM · 32 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 12:40 pm and 2:10 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 415-025, 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/415-025 (accessed October 1, 2026).