Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 416 › Conversation 416-005
Nixon & Sanchez on Presidential staff and personal affairs
Thursday, March 1, 1973 · 1:25 PM–3:02 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building to conduct routine personal business. The brief interaction focused on the President's attire, specifically addressing matters related to his coat. No significant policy decisions or strategic developments occurred during this brief personal encounter.
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NARA Description
On March 1, 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 1:25 pm and 3:02 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 416-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 416-5
Date: March 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:25 pm and 3:02 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
President's meeting in Oval Office
-Coat
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 3:00 pm.Also recorded on March 1, 1973
- 866-016 12:41 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:41 pm to 1:06 pm.
- 866-017 1:06 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and John W. Dean, III met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:06 pm to 1:14 pm.
- 866-022 1:14 PM · 25 sec — unknown person(s) and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:14 pm and 3:06 pm.
- 416-003 1:15 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, Stephen B. Bull, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:15 pm to 1:25 pm.
- 416-004 1:25 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 1:25 pm and 3:02 pm.
- 416-006 1:25 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 3:02 pm.
- 416-051 3:02 PM · 21 sec — unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:02 pm and 3:35 pm.
- 866-018 3:02 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:02 pm and 3:06 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 416-005, March 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/416-005 (accessed October 1, 2026).