Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 416 › Conversation 416-017

Nixon & Sanchez on White House staff and Personal service

Thursday, March 1, 1973 · 4:50 PM–5:40 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, ManoloConversation416-017 on Tape 416StartThursday, March 1, 1973 at 4:50 PMEndThursday, March 1, 1973 at 5:40 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 416-017 ↗

President Richard Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Old Executive Office Building. The brief interaction focused on the service of coffee and light refreshments. No significant policy discussions or administrative decisions were recorded during this informal engagement.

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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 4:50 pm and 5:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 416-017 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 416-17

Date: March 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:50 pm and 5:40 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
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                     NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 416-17 (cont’d)

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]

          Refreshment
               -Coffee

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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 5:40 pm.
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  • 416-012 4:46 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:46 pm to 4:47 pm.
  • 037-023 4:47 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:47 pm and 4:48 pm.
  • 416-013 4:47 PM · 10 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 4:47 pm and 4:48 pm.
  • 037-024 4:48 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 4:48 pm to 4:50 pm.
  • 416-014 4:48 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:48 pm to 4:50 pm.
  • 416-015 4:50 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:50 pm and 5:40 pm.
  • 416-016 4:50 PM · 16 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 4:50 pm and 5:40 pm.

Conversation 416-017, 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/416-017 (accessed October 1, 2026).