Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 416 › Conversation 416-002

Nixon & Sanchez on White House logistics and Presidential staff

Tuesday, February 27, 1973 · 3:40 PM–3:46 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation416-002 on Tape 416StartTuesday, February 27, 1973 at 3:40 PMEndTuesday, February 27, 1973 at 3:46 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 416-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The conversation served to coordinate the President's transit from the Executive Office Building back to the Oval Office. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief logistical interaction.

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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 3:40 pm and 3:46 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 416-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 416-2

Date: February 27, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:40 pm and 3:46 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

       President to Oval Office

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:46 pm.

Also recorded on February 27, 1973

  • 416-001 2:48 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:48 pm to 3:40 pm.
  • 864-001 3:46 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:46 pm and 3:55 pm.
  • 864-002 3:46 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:46 pm and 3:55 pm.
  • 864-003 3:46 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:46 pm and 3:55 pm.
  • 864-004 3:55 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John W. Dean, III, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:55 pm to 4:20 pm.
  • 864-005 4:21 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter M. Flanigan, Luigi Raimondi, White House photographer, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:21 pm to 4:36 pm.
  • 864-006 4:36 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and David C. Hoopes met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:36 pm and 4:37 pm.
  • 864-007 4:37 PM · 40 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Richard M. Helms, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:37 pm to 5:19 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 416-002, 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/416-002 (accessed October 1, 2026).