Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 416 › Conversation 416-030
Nixon & Sanchez on Personal Valet and Apparel
Monday, March 5, 1973 · 2:16 PM–2:55 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to discuss personal items and logistics, specifically focusing on the acquisition and quality of shirts. Their conversation touched upon the origins of various garments, including references to Hong Kong, Spain, and comparisons to items potentially associated with the John F. Kennedy administration. The dialogue remained informal and centered on these routine domestic tasks and personal errands.
- Manolo Sanchez
- Personal Valet
- Apparel
- Presidential logistics
- Personal effects
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NARA Description
On March 5, 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 2:16 pm and 2:55 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 416-030 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 416-30
Date: March 5, 1973
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 416-30 (cont’d)
Time: Unknown between 2:16 pm and 2:55 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]
Request
Time
[Pause]
Shirts [?]
-State Department [?]
-Florida [?]
-Silk
-John F. Kennedy [?]
-Spain
-Hong Kong
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 2:55 pm.Also recorded on March 5, 1973
- 416-031 2:16 PM · 18 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 2:16 pm and 2:55 pm.
- 416-032 2:16 PM · 46 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 2:16 pm and 2:55 pm.
- 417-001 2:16 PM · 14 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 2:16 pm and 2:55 pm.
- 417-002 2:16 PM · 17 sec — 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 2:16 pm and 2:55 pm.
- 417-003 2:55 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:55 pm to 3:25 pm.
- 417-004 3:25 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:25 pm.
- 417-005 3:25 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:25 pm to 3:26 pm.
- 037-052 3:26 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:26 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 416-030, March 5, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/416-030 (accessed October 1, 2026).